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jonzey · 05-18-2006, 03:48 AM

hi,
im really new as you can probably tell.
im trying to use SWAT to set up samba but i cant get swat to turn on using the command. what exacly do i have to put in to get it turn on. i have found this command but i cant get it to work: [roo@bigboy tmp] chkconfig xinetd on.

Thanks
Daniel Jones

jschiwal · 05-18-2006, 04:03 AM

You also need an /etc/xinet.d/swat configuration file. Your system might have a single configuration file in /etc/, or a number of files in /etc/xinet.d/

Here is an example:

Code:

etc/xinetd.d> cat swat
# SWAT is the Samba Web Administration Tool.
service swat
{
        socket_type     = stream
        protocol        = tcp
        port            = 901
        wait            = no
        user            = root
        server          = /usr/sbin/swat
        only_from       =  127.0.0.1
        log_on_failure  += USERID
}

jonzey · 05-18-2006, 04:24 AM

when i go into the xinetd.d/swat configuration file i change the disable setting from yes to no but when i try to save it it says i dont have permissions to save the file. any ideas?

timmeke · 05-18-2006, 04:56 AM

Are you trying to edit the file as root user? Most files in /etc contain system settings and are thus
only writable/changeable if you're the root user.

To solve your problem, first "su" to root and then try to edit the file once more.