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-.\" This manpage has been automatically generated by docbook2man
-.\" from a DocBook document. This tool can be found at:
-.\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/comp/docbook2X/>
-.\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches,
-.\" etc. to Steve Cheng <steve@ggi-project.org>.
-.TH "SWAT" "8" "19 april 2003" "" ""
-
+.\"Generated by db2man.xsl. Don't modify this, modify the source.
+.de Sh \" Subsection
+.br
+.if t .Sp
+.ne 5
+.PP
+\fB\\$1\fR
+.PP
+..
+.de Sp \" Vertical space (when we can't use .PP)
+.if t .sp .5v
+.if n .sp
+..
+.de Ip \" List item
+.br
+.ie \\n(.$>=3 .ne \\$3
+.el .ne 3
+.IP "\\$1" \\$2
+..
+.TH "SWAT" 8 "" "" ""
.SH NAME
swat \- Samba Web Administration Tool
-.SH SYNOPSIS
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
-\fBswat\fR [ \fB-s <smb config file>\fR ] [ \fB-a\fR ]
+.nf
+\fBswat\fR [-s <smb config file>] [-a]
+.fi
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+
.PP
-This tool is part of the \fBSamba\fR(7) suite.
+This tool is part of the \fBSamba\fR(7) suite\&.
+
.PP
-\fBswat\fR allows a Samba administrator to
-configure the complex \fBsmb.conf\fR(5) file via a Web browser. In addition,
-a \fBswat\fR configuration page has help links
-to all the configurable options in the \fIsmb.conf\fR file allowing an
-administrator to easily look up the effects of any change.
+\fBswat\fR allows a Samba administrator to configure the complex \fBsmb.conf\fR(5) file via a Web browser\&. In addition, a \fBswat\fR configuration page has help links to all the configurable options in the \fIsmb\&.conf\fR file allowing an administrator to easily look up the effects of any change\&.
+
.PP
\fBswat\fR is run from \fBinetd\fR
+
.SH "OPTIONS"
+
.TP
-\fB-s smb configuration file\fR
-The default configuration file path is
-determined at compile time. The file specified contains
-the configuration details required by the \fBsmbd\fR(8) server. This is the file
-that \fBswat\fR will modify.
-The information in this file includes server-specific
-information such as what printcap file to use, as well as
-descriptions of all the services that the server is to provide.
-See \fIsmb.conf\fR for more information.
+-s smb configuration file
+The default configuration file path is determined at compile time\&. The file specified contains the configuration details required by the \fBsmbd\fR(8) server\&. This is the file that \fBswat\fR will modify\&. The information in this file includes server-specific information such as what printcap file to use, as well as descriptions of all the services that the server is to provide\&. See \fIsmb\&.conf\fR for more information\&.
+
+
.TP
-\fB-a\fR
-This option disables authentication and puts
-\fBswat\fR in demo mode. In that mode anyone will be able to modify
-the \fIsmb.conf\fR file.
+-a
+This option disables authentication and puts \fBswat\fR in demo mode\&. In that mode anyone will be able to modify the \fIsmb\&.conf\fR file\&.
+
+
+\fBWARNING: Do NOT enable this option on a production server\&. \fR
+
-\fBWARNING: Do NOT enable this option on a production
-server. \fR
.TP
-\fB-V\fR
-Prints the version number for
-\fBsmbd\fR.
+-V
+Prints the version number for \fBsmbd\fR\&.
+
+
.TP
-\fB-s <configuration file>\fR
-The file specified contains the
-configuration details required by the server. The
-information in this file includes server-specific
-information such as what printcap file to use, as well
-as descriptions of all the services that the server is
-to provide. See \fIsmb.conf(5)\fR for more information.
-The default configuration file name is determined at
-compile time.
+-s <configuration file>
+The file specified contains the configuration details required by the server\&. The information in this file includes server-specific information such as what printcap file to use, as well as descriptions of all the services that the server is to provide\&. See \fI smb\&.conf(5)\fR for more information\&. The default configuration file name is determined at compile time\&.
+
+
.TP
-\fB-d|--debug=debuglevel\fR
-\fIdebuglevel\fR is an integer
-from 0 to 10. The default value if this parameter is
-not specified is zero.
-
-The higher this value, the more detail will be
-logged to the log files about the activities of the
-server. At level 0, only critical errors and serious
-warnings will be logged. Level 1 is a reasonable level for
-day to day running - it generates a small amount of
-information about operations carried out.
-
-Levels above 1 will generate considerable
-amounts of log data, and should only be used when
-investigating a problem. Levels above 3 are designed for
-use only by developers and generate HUGE amounts of log
-data, most of which is extremely cryptic.
-
-Note that specifying this parameter here will
-override the log
-level file.
+-d|--debug=debuglevel
+\fIdebuglevel\fR is an integer from 0 to 10\&. The default value if this parameter is not specified is zero\&.
+
+
+The higher this value, the more detail will be logged to the log files about the activities of the server\&. At level 0, only critical errors and serious warnings will be logged\&. Level 1 is a reasonable level for day to day running - it generates a small amount of information about operations carried out\&.
+
+
+Levels above 1 will generate considerable amounts of log data, and should only be used when investigating a problem\&. Levels above 3 are designed for use only by developers and generate HUGE amounts of log data, most of which is extremely cryptic\&.
+
+
+Note that specifying this parameter here will override the log level parameter in the \fIsmb\&.conf(5)\fR file\&.
+
+
.TP
-\fB-l|--logfile=logbasename\fR
-File name for log/debug files. The extension
-".client" will be appended. The log file is
-never removed by the client.
+-l|--logfile=logbasename
+File name for log/debug files\&. The extension \fB"\&.client"\fR will be appended\&. The log file is never removed by the client\&.
+
+
.TP
-\fB-h|--help\fR
-Print a summary of command line options.
+-h|--help
+Print a summary of command line options\&.
+
+
.SH "INSTALLATION"
+
.PP
-Swat is included as binary package with most distributions. The
-package manager in this case takes care of the installation and
-configuration. This section is only for those who have compiled
-swat from scratch.
+Swat is included as binary package with most distributions\&. The package manager in this case takes care of the installation and configuration\&. This section is only for those who have compiled swat from scratch\&.
+
.PP
-After you compile SWAT you need to run \fBmake install
-\fR to install the \fBswat\fR binary
-and the various help files and images. A default install would put
-these in:
-.TP 0.2i
+After you compile SWAT you need to run \fBmake install \fR to install the \fBswat\fR binary and the various help files and images\&. A default install would put these in:
+
+.TP 3
\(bu
/usr/local/samba/bin/swat
-.TP 0.2i
+
+.TP
\(bu
/usr/local/samba/swat/images/*
-.TP 0.2i
+
+.TP
\(bu
/usr/local/samba/swat/help/*
-.SS "INETD INSTALLATION"
+
+.LP
+
+.SS "Inetd Installation"
+
.PP
-You need to edit your \fI/etc/inetd.conf
-\fR and \fI/etc/services\fR
-to enable SWAT to be launched via \fBinetd\fR.
+You need to edit your \fI/etc/inetd\&.conf \fR and \fI/etc/services\fR to enable SWAT to be launched via \fBinetd\fR\&.
+
.PP
-In \fI/etc/services\fR you need to
-add a line like this:
+In \fI/etc/services\fR you need to add a line like this:
+
.PP
-\fBswat 901/tcp\fR
+\fBswat 901/tcp\fR
+
.PP
-Note for NIS/YP and LDAP users - you may need to rebuild the
-NIS service maps rather than alter your local \fI /etc/services\fR file.
+Note for NIS/YP and LDAP users - you may need to rebuild the NIS service maps rather than alter your local \fI /etc/services\fR file\&.
+
.PP
-the choice of port number isn't really important
-except that it should be less than 1024 and not currently
-used (using a number above 1024 presents an obscure security
-hole depending on the implementation details of your
-\fBinetd\fR daemon).
+the choice of port number isn't really important except that it should be less than 1024 and not currently used (using a number above 1024 presents an obscure security hole depending on the implementation details of your\fBinetd\fR daemon)\&.
+
.PP
-In \fI/etc/inetd.conf\fR you should
-add a line like this:
+In \fI/etc/inetd\&.conf\fR you should add a line like this:
+
.PP
-\fBswat stream tcp nowait.400 root
-/usr/local/samba/bin/swat swat\fR
+\fBswat stream tcp nowait.400 root /usr/local/samba/bin/swat swat\fR
+
.PP
-One you have edited \fI/etc/services\fR
-and \fI/etc/inetd.conf\fR you need to send a
-HUP signal to inetd. To do this use \fBkill -1 PID
-\fR where PID is the process ID of the inetd daemon.
+One you have edited \fI/etc/services\fR and \fI/etc/inetd\&.conf\fR you need to send a HUP signal to inetd\&. To do this use \fBkill -1 PID \fR where PID is the process ID of the inetd daemon\&.
+
.SH "LAUNCHING"
+
.PP
-To launch SWAT just run your favorite web browser and
-point it at "http://localhost:901/".
+To launch SWAT just run your favorite web browser and point it at "http://localhost:901/"\&.
+
.PP
-Note that you can attach to SWAT from any IP connected
-machine but connecting from a remote machine leaves your
-connection open to password sniffing as passwords will be sent
-in the clear over the wire.
+Note that you can attach to SWAT from any IP connected machine but connecting from a remote machine leaves your connection open to password sniffing as passwords will be sent in the clear over the wire\&.
+
.SH "FILES"
+
.TP
-\fB\fI/etc/inetd.conf\fB\fR
-This file must contain suitable startup
-information for the meta-daemon.
+\fI/etc/inetd\&.conf\fR
+This file must contain suitable startup information for the meta-daemon\&.
+
+
.TP
-\fB\fI/etc/services\fB\fR
-This file must contain a mapping of service name
-(e.g., swat) to service port (e.g., 901) and protocol type
-(e.g., tcp).
+\fI/etc/services\fR
+This file must contain a mapping of service name (e\&.g\&., swat) to service port (e\&.g\&., 901) and protocol type (e\&.g\&., tcp)\&.
+
+
.TP
-\fB\fI/usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf\fB\fR
-This is the default location of the \fBsmb.conf\fR(5) server configuration file that swat edits. Other
-common places that systems install this file are \fI /usr/samba/lib/smb.conf\fR and \fI/etc/smb.conf
-\fR. This file describes all the services the server
-is to make available to clients.
+\fI/usr/local/samba/lib/smb\&.conf\fR
+This is the default location of the \fBsmb.conf\fR(5) server configuration file that swat edits\&. Other common places that systems install this file are \fI /usr/samba/lib/smb\&.conf\fR and \fI/etc/smb\&.conf \fR\&. This file describes all the services the server is to make available to clients\&.
+
+
.SH "WARNINGS"
+
.PP
-\fBswat\fR will rewrite your \fBsmb.conf\fR(5) file. It will rearrange the entries and delete all
-comments, \fIinclude=\fR and \fIcopy=
-\fR options. If you have a carefully crafted \fI smb.conf\fR then back it up or don't use swat!
+\fBswat\fR will rewrite your \fBsmb.conf\fR(5) file\&. It will rearrange the entries and delete all comments, \fIinclude=\fR and \fIcopy= \fR options\&. If you have a carefully crafted \fI smb\&.conf\fR then back it up or don't use swat!
+
.SH "VERSION"
+
.PP
-This man page is correct for version 3.0 of the Samba suite.
+This man page is correct for version 3\&.0 of the Samba suite\&.
+
.SH "SEE ALSO"
+
.PP
\fBinetd(5)\fR, \fBsmbd\fR(8), \fBsmb.conf\fR(5)
+
.SH "AUTHOR"
+
+.PP
+The original Samba software and related utilities were created by Andrew Tridgell\&. Samba is now developed by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the Linux kernel is developed\&.
+
.PP
-The original Samba software and related utilities
-were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed
-by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar
-to the way the Linux kernel is developed.
-.PP
-The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer.
-The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another
-excellent piece of Open Source software, available at ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/ <URL:ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/>) and updated for the Samba 2.0
-release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to DocBook for
-Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter. The conversion to DocBook XML 4.2 for
-Samba 3.0 was done by Alexander Bokovoy.
+The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer\&. The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another excellent piece of Open Source software, available at ftp://ftp\&.icce\&.rug\&.nl/pub/unix/) and updated for the Samba 2\&.0 release by Jeremy Allison\&. The conversion to DocBook for Samba 2\&.2 was done by Gerald Carter\&. The conversion to DocBook XML 4\&.2 for Samba 3\&.0 was done by Alexander Bokovoy\&.
+