SWAT help

Jase · 11-24-2001, 07:09 PM

I couldn't find anything already posted on this forum to help me out so I figured I would start a new thread.

system:
2.4.9-ac4 SMP kernal (RedHate 7.1)
samba 2.2.2
not running X

These are the changes I made to the system.

1.) Compiled and installed the source (which installs swat as well correct?)

2.) Added this line to my /etc/services file

Code:

swat            901/tcp                         # Samba Web Administration Tool

3.) I am running xinetd not inetd so I had to make a file in the /etc/xinetd.d directory called "swat". In that file I put,..

Code:

service swat 
{ 
        port    = 901 
        socket_type     = stream 
        wait    = no 
        user    = root 
        server  = /usr/local/samba/bin/swat 
        log_on_failure  += USERID 
        disable = no 
}

Problems:
1.) /sbin/chkconfig --list - xinetd list swat as being on
2.) netstat lists swat as listening

Code:

tcp        0      0 *:swat                  *:*                     LISTEN

3.) http://localhost:901 does not work. Just an general error message.
4.) No firewalling is on.

I hope I have supplied enough information for someone to help. I am really lost on this one fellas.

TIA - Jase

Jase · 11-24-2001, 07:17 PM

I just checked my system mail and got this,...

"Port Denial noted swat-192.168.1.30"

and also

"Port Denial noted swat-127.0.0.1"

Why would swat be denying this port? Like I said before,...no firewalling is enabled

DavidPhillips · 11-24-2001, 11:08 PM

Sounds like you have no web server running

httpd

Jase · 11-25-2001, 12:01 AM

sorry for posting in 2 forums David. I was un-sure of which forum this was to be posted in.

To answer your question,....yes apache is running. I figured it out though,.....turns out I had a line or 2 in my hosts.deny from a previous install of Bastille.

If you didn't read the post in the other forum,....how can I remove samba? I had a previous version of it and i think some things got hosed from the previous to the new (2.2.2). I want to get rid of samba all together and install a clean 2.2.2 source.

DavidPhillips · 11-25-2001, 12:23 AM

ok

I thought I was going crazy LOL

did you install from rpm, if so use rpm to uninstall.

I would say just remove the files and reinstall, but I am not sure if that is a real good idea or not..

do you use slocate?

it has a database in it that updates periodically and will find stuff

you can update it by running updatedb

you can find samba like this

bash-2.05# slocate samba
/var/log/samba
/var/log/samba/smbmount.log
/var/log/samba/log.smb
/var/log/samba/smb.log

then

bash-2.05# slocate smb
/usr/src/linux-2.4.9-12/include/config/smb/nls/default.h
/usr/src/linux-2.4.9-12/include/config/smb/nls/remote.h
/usr/i386-glibc21-linux/include/linux/smb.h

and

bash-2.05$ slocate nmb
/var/lock/samba/nmbd.pid
/usr/share/doc/samba-2.0.10/docs/htmldocs/nmbd.8.html
/usr/share/doc/samba-2.0.10/docs/htmldocs/nmblookup.1.html

the output is very long, there is a lot of stuff that goes with it but mostly in certain folders

Jase · 11-25-2001, 02:34 AM

Well David,.....I removed all the old samba files,.....and compiled the new source (2.2.2) I then created the smb.conf and put in the default lines,...such as WORKGROUP=

I then made sure the 901/tcp line was in my /etc/sercives file. I run testparm and everything is fine. I start samba. I make sure swat is listening,...it is. When I go to http://192.168.1.2:901 it spawns this "tcpd /usr/local/samba/bin/swat" and it just stops there.

I am lost with swat,...lol any suggestions?

DavidPhillips · 11-25-2001, 03:18 AM

check these out

maybe try this

/etc/hosts.allow

add
swat: 127.0.0.1

or
swat: localhost

or

swat: LOCAL

-------------------------------------------------
is swat in /usr/local/samba/bin/ ?

mine is in /usr/sbin

the /etc/pam.d/samba file

auth required /lib/security/pam_stack.so service=system-auth
account required /lib/security/pam_stack.so service=system-auth

make sure the user you are trying to log into swat from has write access to the smb.conf file

DavidPhillips · 11-25-2001, 03:41 AM

Also you need to use localhost:901 or 127.0.0.1:901

the ip address you are putting in will probably not work.

Jase · 11-25-2001, 07:42 AM

David,

I think I may have deleted some necessary files when I was clearing out the old installs. I have gone through all you suggested, but to no avail.

David Writes

"is swat in /usr/local/samba/bin/ ?

mine is in /usr/sbin

the /etc/pam.d/samba file

auth required /lib/security/pam_stack.so service=system-auth
account required /lib/security/pam_stack.so service=system-auth

make sure the user you are trying to log into swat from has write access to the smb.conf file"

1.) Swat is in /usr/local/samba/bin/swat
2.) I have added the /etc/pam.d/samba file
3.) I cannot get to the login page to login as a user with write priviliges.

When I go to http://serverip:901 it spawns this process

Code:

tcpd /usr/local/samba/bin/swat

it just hangs there.

I am not running X therefore I have no local browser. lynx will not bring up the page, I have tried.
Could this be a problem with xinetd?

TIA - Jase

Jase · 11-25-2001, 08:14 PM

Is ther any way I can have samba list out the requirements before it installs? Maybe samba is missing a service that it needs to run,....I dunno