<pubdate>April 21, 2003</pubdate>
</chapterinfo>
-<title>SWAT - The Samba Web Admininistration Tool</title>
+<title>SWAT - The Samba Web Administration Tool</title>
<para>
There are many and varied opinions regarding the usefulness or otherwise of SWAT.
</para>
<sect1>
-<title>SWAT Features and Benefits</title>
+<title>Features and Benefits</title>
<para>
There are network administrators who believe that it is a good idea to write systems
does not store the configuration file in any intermediate form, rather, it stores only the
parameter settings, so when SWAT writes the smb.conf file to disk it will write only
those parameters that are at other than the default settings. The result is that all comments
-will be lost from the smb.conf file. Additionally, the parameters will be written back in
+will be lost from the &smb.conf; file. Additionally, the parameters will be written back in
internal ordering.
</para>
<para>
SWAT should be installed to run via the network super daemon. Depending on which system
-your Unix/Linux system has you will have either an <filename>inetd</filename> or
-<filename>xinetd</filename> based system.
+your Unix/Linux system has you will have either an <command>inetd</command> or
+<command>xinetd</command> based system.
</para>
<para>
</para>
<para>
-Both the above examples assume that the <filename>swat</filename> binary has been
+Both the above examples assume that the <command>swat</command> binary has been
located in the <filename>/usr/sbin</filename> directory. In addition to the above
SWAT will use a directory access point from which it will load it's help files
as well as other control information. The default location for this on most Linux
Access to SWAT will prompt for a logon. If you log onto SWAT as any non-root user
the only permission allowed is to view certain aspects of configuration as well as
access to the password change facility. The buttons that will be exposed to the non-root
-user are: <emphasis>HOME, STATUS, VIEW, PASSWORD</emphasis>. The only page that allows
-change capability in this case is <emphasis>PASSWORD</emphasis>.
+user are: <guibutton>HOME</guibutton>, <guibutton>STATUS</guibutton>, <guibutton>VIEW</guibutton>,
+<guibutton>PASSWORD</guibutton>. The only page that allows
+change capability in this case is <guibutton>PASSWORD</guibutton>.
</para>
<para>
-So long as you log onto SWAT as the user <command>root</command> you should obtain
+So long as you log onto SWAT as the user <emphasis>root</emphasis> you should obtain
full change and commit ability. The buttons that will be exposed includes:
-<emphasis>HOME, GLOBALS, SHARES, PRINTERS, WIZARD, STATUS, VIEW, PASSWORD</emphasis>.
+<guibutton>HOME</guibutton>, <guibutton>GLOBALS</guibutton>, <guibutton>SHARES</guibutton>, <guibutton>PRINTERS</guibutton>,
+<guibutton>WIZARD</guibutton>, <guibutton>STATUS</guibutton>, <guibutton>VIEW</guibutton>, <guibutton>PASSWORD</guibutton>.
</para>
</sect2>
Modifications to the swat setup are as following:
</para>
-<itemizedlist>
+<procedure>
install OpenSSL
- </para></listitem>
+ </para></step>
generate certificate and private key
- <programlisting>
- root# /usr/bin/openssl req -new -x509 -days 365 -nodes -config \
- /usr/share/doc/packages/stunnel/stunnel.cnf \
- -out /etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem -keyout /etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem
- </programlisting></para></listitem>
+ <screen>
+&rootprompt;<userinput>/usr/bin/openssl req -new -x509 -days 365 -nodes -config \
+ /usr/share/doc/packages/stunnel/stunnel.cnf \
+ -out /etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem -keyout /etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem</userinput>
+ </screen></para></step>
remove swat-entry from [x]inetd
- </para></listitem>
+ </para></step>
start stunnel
- <programlisting>
- root# stunnel -p /etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem -d 901 \
- -l /usr/local/samba/bin/swat swat
- </programlisting></para></listitem>
-</itemizedlist>
+ <screen>
+&rootprompt;<userinput>stunnel -p /etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem -d 901 \
+ -l /usr/local/samba/bin/swat swat </userinput>
+ </screen></para></step>
+</procedure>
<para>
-afterwards simply contact to swat by using the URL "https://myhost:901", accept the certificate
+afterwords simply contact to swat by using the URL <ulink url="https://myhost:901">https://myhost:901</ulink>, accept the certificate
and the SSL connection is up.
</para>
<para>
Administrators who wish to validate their samba configuration may obtain useful information
-from the man pages for the diganostic utilities. These are available from the SWAT home page
+from the man pages for the diagnostic utilities. These are available from the SWAT home page
also. One diagnostic tool that is NOT mentioned on this page, but that is particularly
useful is <command>ethereal</command>, available from <ulink url="http://www.ethereal.com">
http://www.ethereal.com</ulink>.
</para>
SWAT can be configured to run in <emphasis>demo</emphasis> mode. This is NOT recommended
as it runs SWAT without authentication and with full administrative ability. ie: Allows
-changes to smb.conf as well as general operation with root privilidges. The option that
-creates this ability is the <command>-a</command> flag to swat. DO NOT USE THIS IN ANY
-PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT - you have been warned!
-</para></note>
+changes to smb.conf as well as general operation with root privileges. The option that
+creates this ability is the <option>-a</option> flag to swat. <emphasis>Do not use this in any
+production environment.</emphasis>
+</para></warning>
</sect2>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>
- <command>Basic</command> - exposes common configuration options.
+ <emphasis>Basic</emphasis> - exposes common configuration options.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- <command>Advanced</command> - exposes configuration options needed in more
+ <emphasis>Advanced</emphasis> - exposes configuration options needed in more
complex environments.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
- <command>Developer</command> - exposes configuration options that only the brave
+ <emphasis>Developer</emphasis> - exposes configuration options that only the brave
will want to tamper with.
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
To switch to other than <emphasis>Basic</emphasis> editing ability click on either the
<emphasis>Advanced</emphasis> or the <emphasis>Developer</emphasis> dial, then click the
-<emphasis>Commit Changes</emphasis> button.
+<guibutton>Commit Changes</guibutton> button.
</para>
<para>
After making any changes to configuration parameters make sure that you click on the
-<emphasis>Commit Changes</emphasis> button before moving to another area otherwise
+<guibutton>Commit Changes</guibutton> button before moving to another area otherwise
your changes will be immediately lost.
</para>
<note><para>
SWAT has context sensitive help. To find out what each parameter is for simply click the
-<command>Help</command> link to the left of the configurartion parameter.
+<guibutton>Help</guibutton> link to the left of the configuration parameter.
</para></note>
</sect2>
<title>Share Settings</title>
<para>
-To affect a currenly configured share, simply click on the pull down button between the
-<emphasis>Choose Share</emphasis> and the <emphasis>Delete Share</emphasis> buttons,
+To affect a currently configured share, simply click on the pull down button between the
+<guibutton>Choose Share</guibutton> and the <guibutton>Delete Share</guibutton> buttons,
select the share you wish to operate on, then to edit the settings click on the
-<emphasis>Choose Share</emphasis> button, to delete the share simply press the
-<emphasis>Delete Share</emphasis> button.
+<guibutton>Choose Share</guibutton> button, to delete the share simply press the
+<guibutton>Delete Share</guibutton> button.
</para>
<para>
-To create a new share, next to the button labelled <emphasis>Create Share</emphasis> enter
+To create a new share, next to the button labelled <guibutton>Create Share</guibutton> enter
into the text field the name of the share to be created, then click on the
-<emphasis>Create Share</emphasis> button.
+<guibutton>Create Share</guibutton> button.
</para>
</sect2>
<title>Printers Settings</title>
<para>
-To affect a currenly configured printer, simply click on the pull down button between the
-<emphasis>Choose Printer</emphasis> and the <emphasis>Delete Printer</emphasis> buttons,
+To affect a currently configured printer, simply click on the pull down button between the
+<guibutton>Choose Printer</guibutton> and the <guibutton>Delete Printer</guibutton> buttons,
select the printer you wish to operate on, then to edit the settings click on the
-<emphasis>Choose Printer</emphasis> button, to delete the share simply press the
-<emphasis>Delete Printer</emphasis> button.
+<guibutton>Choose Printer</guibutton> button, to delete the share simply press the
+<guibutton>Delete Printer</guibutton> button.
</para>
<para>
-To create a new printer, next to the button labelled <emphasis>Create Printer</emphasis> enter
+To create a new printer, next to the button labelled <guibutton>Create Printer</guibutton> enter
into the text field the name of the share to be created, then click on the
-<emphasis>Create Printer</emphasis> button.
+<guibutton>Create Printer</guibutton> button.
</para>
</sect2>
<title>The SWAT Wizard</title>
<para>
-The purpose if the SWAT Wizard is to help the Microsoft knowledgable network administrator
+The purpose if the SWAT Wizard is to help the Microsoft knowledgeable network administrator
to configure Samba with a minimum of effort.
</para>
<para>
-The Wizard page provides a tool for rewiting the smb.conf file in fully optimised format.
+The Wizard page provides a tool for rewriting the smb.conf file in fully optimised format.
This will also happen if you press the commit button. The two differ in the the rewrite button
ignores any changes that may have been made, while the Commit button causes all changes to be
affected.
</para>
<para>
-The <emphasis>Edit</emphasis> button permits the editing (setting) of the minimal set of
-options that may be necessary to create a working samba server.
+The <guibutton>Edit</guibutton> button permits the editing (setting) of the minimal set of
+options that may be necessary to create a working Samba server.
</para>
<para>
-Finally, there are a limited set of options that will determine what type of server samba
+Finally, there are a limited set of options that will determine what type of server Samba
will be configured for, whether it will be a WINS server, participate as a WINS client, or
-operate with no WINS support. By clicking on one button you can elect to epose (or not) user
+operate with no WINS support. By clicking on one button you can elect to expose (or not) user
home directories.
</para>
<para>
The status page serves a limited purpose. Firstly, it allows control of the samba daemons.
-The key daemons that create the samba server environment are: <command> smbd, nmbd, winbindd</command>.
+The key daemons that create the samba server environment are: &smbd;, &nmbd;, &winbindd;.
</para>
<para>
<title>The View Page</title>
<para>
-This page allows the administrator to view the optimised smb.conf file and if you are
-particularly massochistic will permit you also to see all possible global configuration
+This page allows the administrator to view the optimised &smb.conf; file and, if you are
+particularly masochistic, will permit you also to see all possible global configuration
parameters and their settings.
</para>
<para>
When logged in as a non-root account the user will have to provide the old password as well as
-the new password (twice). When logged in as <command>root</command> only the new password is
+the new password (twice). When logged in as <emphasis>root</emphasis> only the new password is
required.
</para>
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