SWAT (Samba) "how to install" question
 

Red Hat 8 and Im missing swat from my Samba config.

I type in $ rpm -qa | grep samba and get everything but swat.....

i guess it isnt installed ..so, Ive downloaded the RPM for it ,(same version).

My question is: where do I install it to and how do I configure it all to intergrate with my existing Samba distro?

thanks for your help...

Jeff

:newbie:

jefx,

If you upgrade to rh9 you won't need SWAT. It has this program built in to configure samba for you. The program is even in windows-like start menu. All you have to do is create a user and specify your shares in the easy to use gui.

To answer your question jefx you should simply be able to:

rpm -Uvh swat*

Then start the swat service and you should be good to go. SWAT will automatically recognize samba upon install.

redhat-config-samba on rh9
 

Hi
i installed rh9 on my box, but I am missing redhat-config-samba tool on it. Which rpm do i need to install ?

ty
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I had the same problem, I was missing the same file, and I tried uninstalling and resinstalling the services several times. Here is what I did, maybe it will help you?

I put the Red Hat CD #1 in, mounted it and used a terminal window and went to

/mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS

then did

rpm -i redhat-config-samba-1.0.4-1.noarch.rpm

And now it is installed and appears under System Settings ->Server Settings -> Samba Server.

Woo hoo! I originally posted needing help, now I have answered my own question. I rock! (just kidding).