i'm attempting to install a samba server using redhat 7.1. i selected the 'samba server' option from redhat in text mode since i have a sucky graphic card. i am using the samba server step-by-step guide by ying zhang as a guide.

i'm stuck on page 6 where it tells you to enable SWAT. it seems like SWAT is not even install on the system because when i try to enable SWAT it's not there. Also, the /etc/inetd.conf file is missing. where can i find and install this file?

i got the nic card to work and is pingable from my windoze box and vice versa.

thanks in advance,
newbie eagers to learn.

for readhat it's 'xinetd.conf' (or so I have seen in this forum).

You should have a swat entry in /etc/services. If not you can create one.

You should also find the right line to uncomment in /etc/xinetd.conf

Good luck and happy hosting.

I have installed the latest RH7.1 and updated all packages, inc. kernel. But cannot seem to get into swat. When I search for files in the package manager, there seems only to be docs relating to it.

Is this a bug with the latest versions? Has anyone else got this problem?

Advice much appreciated.

Shane

To enable SWAT, ensure that the following line exists in the /etc/services file:

swat 901/tcp

And make sure the following line exists in /etc/inetd.conf:

swat stream tcp nowait.400 root /usr/sbin/swat swat

Check this out for 7.im using 6.2 so....

They disable SWAT by default on redhat. The only thing you should need to do to enable it is got to /etc/xinetd.d/swat and edit the file so it says disable=no


service swat
{
port = 901
socket_type = stream
wait = no
only_from = 127.0.0.1
user = root
server = /usr/sbin/swat
log_on_failure += USERID
disable = no
}

after you change it run xinetd again or reboot then swat should work.