How do I configure my samba server to share a particular a folder so I can access via windows which I emulate using vmware. I would like to setup my printer as well which uses CUPS along with the offical HP Linux driver.
Swat wont let me in via browser or console using w3m. why?
The connection was refused when using th browser and console

sh-3.00$ w3m http://127.0.0.0:901
w3m: Can't load http://127.0.0.0:901.
sh-3.00$ su
#Password:
debian:/home/sc# w3m http://127.0.0.0:901
w3m: Can't load http://127.0.0.0:901.

The local loopback IP address is 127.0.0.1 or use locahost
http://127.0.0.1:901 or http://localhost:901

Make sure swat is running.

yeah thats what I orginally thought but that doesn't work either. How do I make sure it's running

In case u didn't notice am using sarge 3.1 . How do I even start the thing?

Check via the console commands
ps ax
or
top

Here is the swat howto.
http://us5.samba.org/samba/docs/man/...tion/SWAT.html

debian:/home/sc# /usr/sbin/swat

debian:/home/sc# /usr/sbin/swat start

I have tried both to switch on swat but nothing happens as if bash has crashed. I dont get the prompt back I have to press ctrl c to terminate it.

entry in inetd.conf
#<on># swat stream tcp nowait.400 root /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/swat
It was off orginally then i thought i need to change it to on but still swat doesn't boot up

Did you restart inetd?
http://www.cae.wisc.edu/site/public/?title=linbegin

yes I restarted my pc why is it still doing it am confused. But the samba server itself is running
because smbd process is listed.

I'm not real familar with debian. Is inetd running?

swat is independent of samba.

wahooo THANKS MAN !!! hehe i gather u just googled it to find info to help me haha am lazy i'd arther ask then google myself IT WORKS NOW!!

I spoke too soon When I tested the file transfer it was as slow as hell. I have removed SP2 and it's still slow. why? the estuinmated time is going up to 80 and 90 on only just a 500mb file, Somtimes it goes down then up.

[ Samba ]
Home Globals Shares Printers Wizard Status View Config Password Management
Current Config

# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1)
# Date: 2005/10/14 07:40:39

# Global parameters
[global]
dos charset = CP850
unix charset = UTF-8
display charset = LOCALE
workgroup = WORKGROUP
realm =
netbios name = DEBIAN
netbios aliases =
netbios scope =
server string = Samba 3.0.14a-Debian
interfaces =
bind interfaces only = No
security = USER
auth methods =
encrypt passwords = Yes
update encrypted = No
client schannel = Auto
server schannel = Auto
allow trusted domains = Yes
hosts equiv =
min password length = 5
map to guest = Never
null passwords = No
obey pam restrictions = No
password server =
smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
private dir = /etc/samba
passdb backend = smbpasswd
algorithmic rid base = 1000
root directory =
guest account = nobody
enable privileges = No
pam password change = No
passwd program =
passwd chat = *new*password* %n\n *new*password* %n\n *changed*
passwd chat debug = No
passwd chat timeout = 2
check password script =
username map =
password level = 0
username level = 0
unix password sync = No
restrict anonymous = 0
lanman auth = Yes
ntlm auth = Yes
client NTLMv2 auth = No
client lanman auth = Yes
client plaintext auth = Yes
preload modules =
use kerberos keytab = No
log level = 0
syslog = 1
syslog only = No
log file =
max log size = 5000
debug timestamp = Yes
debug hires timestamp = No
debug pid = No
debug uid = No
smb ports = 445 139
large readwrite = Yes
max protocol = NT1
min protocol = CORE
read bmpx = No
read raw = Yes
write raw = Yes
disable netbios = No
acl compatibility =
defer sharing violations = Yes
nt pipe support = Yes
nt status support = Yes
announce version = 4.9
announce as = NT
max mux = 50
max xmit = 16644
name resolve order = lmhosts wins host bcast
max ttl = 259200
max wins ttl = 518400
min wins ttl = 21600
time server = No
unix extensions = Yes
use spnego = Yes
client signing = auto
server signing = No
client use spnego = Yes
change notify timeout = 60
deadtime = 0
getwd cache = Yes
keepalive = 300
kernel change notify = Yes
lpq cache time = 30
max smbd processes = 0
paranoid server security = Yes
max disk size = 0
max open files = 10000
socket options = TCP_NODELAY
use mmap = Yes
hostname lookups = No
name cache timeout = 660
load printers = Yes
printcap cache time = 0
printcap name =
cups server =
disable spoolss = No
enumports command =
addprinter command =
deleteprinter command =
show add printer wizard = Yes
os2 driver map =
mangling method = hash2
mangle prefix = 1
stat cache = Yes
machine password timeout = 604800
add user script =
delete user script =
add group script =
delete group script =
add user to group script =
delete user from group script =
set primary group script =
add machine script =
shutdown script =
abort shutdown script =
logon script =
logon path = \\%N\%U\profile
logon drive =
logon home = \\%N\%U
domain logons = No
os level = 20
lm announce = Auto
lm interval = 60
preferred master = Auto
local master = Yes
domain master = Auto
browse list = Yes
enhanced browsing = Yes
dns proxy = Yes
wins proxy = No
wins server =
wins support = No
wins hook =
wins partners =
kernel oplocks = Yes
lock spin count = 3
lock spin time = 10
oplock break wait time = 0
ldap admin dn =
ldap delete dn = No
ldap filter = (uid=%u)
ldap group suffix =
ldap idmap suffix =
ldap machine suffix =
ldap passwd sync = no
ldap replication sleep = 1000
ldap suffix =
ldap ssl = no
ldap timeout = 15
ldap user suffix =
add share command =
change share command =
delete share command =
config file =
preload =
lock directory =
pid directory = /var/run/samba
utmp directory =
wtmp directory =
utmp = No
default service =
message command =
dfree command =
get quota command =
set quota command =
remote announce =
remote browse sync =
socket address = 0.0.0.0
homedir map = auto.home
afs username map =
afs token lifetime = 604800
log nt token command =
time offset = 0
NIS homedir = No
panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
host msdfs = No
enable rid algorithm = Yes
idmap backend =
idmap uid =
idmap gid =
template primary group = nobody
template homedir = /home/%D/%U
template shell = /bin/false
winbind separator = \
winbind cache time = 300
winbind enable local accounts = No
winbind enum users = Yes
winbind enum groups = Yes
winbind use default domain = No
winbind trusted domains only = No
winbind nested groups = No
comment =
path =
username =
invalid users =
valid users =
admin users =
read list =
write list =
printer admin =
force user =
force group =
read only = Yes
create mask = 0744
force create mode = 00
security mask = 0777
force security mode = 00
directory mask = 0755
force directory mode = 00
directory security mask = 0777
force directory security mode = 00
force unknown acl user = No
inherit permissions = No
inherit acls = No
guest only = No
guest ok = No
only user = No
hosts allow =
hosts deny =
allocation roundup size = 1048576
ea support = No
nt acl support = Yes
profile acls = No
map acl inherit = No
afs share = No
block size = 1024
max connections = 0
min print space = 0
strict allocate = No
strict sync = No
sync always = No
use sendfile = No
write cache size = 0
max reported print jobs = 0
max print jobs = 1000
printable = No
printing = bsd
cups options =
print command = lpr -r -P'%p' %s
lpq command = lpq -P'%p'
lprm command = lprm -P'%p' %j
lppause command =
lpresume command =
queuepause command =
queueresume command =
printer name =
use client driver = No
default devmode = No
force printername = No
default case = lower
case sensitive = Auto
preserve case = Yes
short preserve case = Yes
mangling char = ~
hide dot files = Yes
hide special files = No
hide unreadable = No
hide unwriteable files = No
delete veto files = No
veto files =
hide files =
veto oplock files =
map system = No
map hidden = No
map archive = Yes
mangled names = Yes
mangled map =
store dos attributes = No
browseable = Yes
blocking locks = Yes
csc policy = manual
fake oplocks = No
locking = Yes
oplocks = Yes
level2 oplocks = Yes
oplock contention limit = 2
posix locking = Yes
strict locking = Yes
share modes = Yes
copy =
include =
preexec =
preexec close = No
postexec =
root preexec =
root preexec close = No
root postexec =
available = Yes
volume =
fstype = NTFS
set directory = No
wide links = Yes
follow symlinks = Yes
dont descend =
magic script =
magic output =
delete readonly = No
dos filemode = No
dos filetimes = Yes
dos filetime resolution = No
fake directory create times = No
vfs objects =
msdfs root = No
msdfs proxy =

[sc home]
path = /home/sc
read only = No

[HP]
path = /tmp
printable = Yes

the one in the /etc/samba is old doesn't match the timestamp above and theres no other one