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diff --git a/docs/yodldocs/swat.8.yo b/docs/yodldocs/swat.8.yo new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..9061bd99fe --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/yodldocs/swat.8.yo @@ -0,0 +1,220 @@ +mailto(samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au) + +manpage(swat)(8)(23 Oct 1998)(Samba)(SAMBA) + +label(NAME) +manpagename(swat)(swat - Samba Web Administration Tool) + +label(SYNOPSIS) +manpagesynopsis() + +bf(swat) [link(-s smb config file)(minuss)] [link(-a)(minusa)] + +label(DESCRIPTION) +manpagedescription() + +This program is part of the bf(Samba) suite. + +bf(swat) allows a Samba administrator to configure the complex +url(bf(smb.conf))(smb.conf.5.html) file via a Web browser. In +addition, a swat configuration page has help links to all the +configurable options in the url(bf(smb.conf))(smb.conf.5.html) file +allowing an administrator to easily look up the effects of any change. + +bf(swat) can be run as a stand-alone daemon, from bf(inetd), +or invoked via CGI from a Web server. + +label(OPTIONS) +manpageoptions() + +startdit() + +label(minuss) +dit(bf(-s smb configuration file)) The default configuration file path is +determined at compile time. + +The file specified contains the configuration details required by the +url(bf(smbd))(smbd.8.html) server. This is the file that bf(swat) 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 url(smb.conf +(5))(smb.conf.5.html) for more information. + +label(minusa) +dit(bf(-a)) + +This option is only used if bf(swat) is running as it's own mini-web +server (see the link(bf(INSTALLATION))(INSTALLATION) section below). + +This option removes the need for authentication needed to modify the +url(bf(smb.conf))(smb.conf.5.html) file. em(**THIS IS ONLY MEANT FOR +DEMOING SWAT AND MUST NOT BE SET IN NORMAL SYSTEMS**) as it would +allow em(*ANYONE*) to modify the url(bf(smb.conf))(smb.conf.5.html) +file, thus giving them root access. + +endit() + +label(INSTALLATION) +manpagesection(INSTALLATION) + +After you compile SWAT you need to run tt("make install") to install the +swat binary and the various help files and images. A default install +would put these in: + +verb( +/usr/local/samba/bin/swat +/usr/local/samba/swat/images/* +/usr/local/samba/swat/help/* +) + +label(RUNNINGVIAINETD) +manpagesection(RUNNING VIA INETD) + +You need to edit your tt(/etc/inetd.conf) and tt(/etc/services) to +enable bf(SWAT) to be launched via inetd. Note that bf(swat) can also +be launched via the cgi-bin mechanisms of a web server (such as +apache) and that is described below in the section link(bf(RUNNING VIA +CGI-BIN))(RUNNINGVIACGIBIN). + +In tt(/etc/services) you need to add a line like this: + +tt(swat 901/tcp) + +Note for NIS/YP users - you may need to rebuild the NIS service maps +rather than alter your local tt(/etc/services) file. + +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 bf(inetd) daemon). + +In tt(/etc/inetd.conf) you should add a line like this: + +tt(swat stream tcp nowait.400 root /usr/local/samba/bin/swat swat) + +If you just want to see a demo of how swat works and don't want to be +able to actually change any Samba config via swat then you may chose +to change tt("root") to some other user that does not have permission +to write to url(bf(smb.conf))(smb.conf.5.html). + +One you have edited tt(/etc/services) and tt(/etc/inetd.conf) you need +to send a HUP signal to inetd. To do this use tt("kill -1 PID") where +PID is the process ID of the inetd daemon. + +label(RUNNINGVIACGIBIN) +manpagesection(RUNNING VIA CGI-BIN) + +To run bf(swat) via your web servers cgi-bin capability you need to +copy the bf(swat) binary to your cgi-bin directory. Note that you +should run bf(swat) either via link(bf(inetd))(RUNNINGVIAINETD) or via +cgi-bin but not both. + +Then you need to create a tt(swat/) directory in your web servers root +directory and copy the tt(images/*) and tt(help/*) files found in the +tt(swat/) directory of your Samba source distribution into there so +that they are visible via the URL tt(http://your.web.server/swat/) + +Next you need to make sure you modify your web servers authentication +to require a username/pssword for the URL +tt(http://your.web.server/cgi-bin/swat). em(**Don't forget this +step!**) If you do forget it then you will be allowing anyone to edit +your Samba configuration which would allow them to easily gain root +access on your machine. + +After testing the authentication you need to change the ownership and +permissions on the bf(swat) binary. It should be owned by root wth the +setuid bit set. It should be ONLY executable by the user that the web +server runs as. Make sure you do this carefully! + +for example, the following would be correct if the web server ran as +group tt("nobody"). + +tt(-rws--x--- 1 root nobody ) + +You must also realise that this means that any user who can run +programs as the tt("nobody") group can run bf(swat) and modify your +Samba config. Be sure to think about this! + +label(LAUNCHING) +manpagesection(LAUNCHING) + +To launch bf(swat) just run your favourite web browser and point it at +tt(http://localhost:901/) or tt(http://localhost/cgi-bin/swat/) +depending on how you installed it. + +Note that you can attach to bf(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. + +If installed via bf(inetd) then you should be prompted for a +username/password when you connect. You will need to provide the +username tt("root") and the correct root password. More sophisticated +authentication options are planned for future versions of bf(swat). + +If installed via cgi-bin then you should receive whatever +authentication request you configured in your web server. + +manpagefiles() + +bf(/etc/inetd.conf) + +If the server is to be run by the inetd meta-daemon, this file must +contain suitable startup information for the meta-daemon. See the +section link(bf(RUNNING VIA INETD))(RUNNINGVIAINETD) above. + +bf(/etc/services) + +If running the server via the meta-daemon inetd, this file must +contain a mapping of service name (eg., swat) to service port +(eg., 901) and protocol type (eg., tcp). See the section +link(bf(RUNNING VIA INETD))(RUNNINGVIAINETD) above. + +bf(/usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf) + +This is the default location of the em(smb.conf) server configuration +file that bf(swat) edits. Other common places that systems install +this file are em(/usr/samba/lib/smb.conf) and em(/etc/smb.conf). + +This file describes all the services the server is to make available +to clients. See bf(smb.conf (5)) for more information. + +label(WARNINGS) +manpagesection(WARNINGS) + +bf(swat) will rewrite your url(bf(smb.conf))(smb.conf.5.html) file. It +will rearrange the entries and delete all comments, +url(bf("include="))(smb.conf.5.html#include) and +url(bf("copy="))(smb.conf.5.html#copy) options. If you have a +carefully crafted url(bf(smb.conf))(smb.conf.5.html) then back it up +or don't use bf(swat)! + +label(VERSION) +manpagesection(VERSION) + +This man page is correct for version 2.0 of the Samba suite. + +label(SEEALSO) +manpageseealso() + +bf(inetd (8)), url(bf(nmbd (8)))(nmbd.8.html), +url(bf(smb.conf (5)))(smb.conf.5.html). + +label(AUTHOR) +manpageauthor() + +The original Samba software and related utilities were created by +Andrew Tridgell (samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au). Samba is now developed +by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the +Linux kernel is developed. + +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 +url(bf(ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/))(ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/)) +and updated for the Samba2.0 release by Jeremy Allison. +email(samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au). + +See url(bf(samba (7)))(samba.7.html) to find out how to get a full +list of contributors and details on how to submit bug reports, +comments etc. |