Very new Linux user would like help with Samba and setting up swat.

Lots of documentation is included in the samba packages of Red Hat Linux and Fedora Core. There's even the "Using Samba" book included. Start there and ask specific questions.

Thanks for advice. I think I have Samba upand running now. but I still can not get Swat working. http://127.0.0.1:901 just does not work I get an error like "document empty..." I know it is better to use the smb.conf file but I would like to get swat working for peace of mind.

Thanks.

i Have configured samba its working fine but I found one problem:
Samba seems to replace uppercase letters in filenames by lowercase ones.
Probably it is a Samba configuration issue.
Controlling the filename exactly is of crucial importance for us.
how to deal with this can any body help

To start Samba swat, all a user of Red Hat Linux would need to do is to login as root and run chkconfig swat on -- this is provided that xinetd service is still running, swat would be started automatically. In case xinetd was disabled, a chkconfig xinetd on ; service xinetd restart would be necessary. Afterwards, use a command like netstat or socklist to show that something listens on port 901 TCP.

I found this:
# Case Preservation can be handy - system default is _no_
# NOTE: These can be set on a per share basis
preserve case = yes
short preserve case = yes
# Default case is normally upper case for all DOS files
default case = lower
# Be very careful with case sensitivity - it can break things!
case sensitive = no

Here.

Maybe that helps.

Hi,

I am using Red Hat 9.0. My SWAT wasnt working so I downloaded the latest Samba version from Samba.org and compiled it, but the status remains same i.e. my Samba is working fine and it has installed the required SWAT files, but there is no SWAT service appearing in the xinetd.d directory.

I added the following code in the xinetd.conf file:

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

I also turned on the httpd, but nothing gained... I cannot start the SWAT service and cant use SWAT using the browser.

Help please..

SWAT is independent from the HTTP server as it provides an own server. Just point your web browser to "http://127.0.0.1:901". Change the xinetd template file to "only_from = 127.0.0.1". Because you added the file manually, make sure you restart xinetd with "service xinetd restart". Then show that xinetd listens on port 901, run "netstat -tpan" and post output here. When you try to connect, what is logged in /var/log/secure?

I changed from local host to IP but no advantage..

This is now my actual xinetd.conf file:

#
# Simple configuration file for xinetd
#
# Some defaults, and include /etc/xinetd.d/

defaults
{
instances = 60
log_type = SYSLOG authpriv
log_on_success = HOST PID
log_on_failure = HOST
cps = 25 30
}


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

includedir /etc/xinetd.d

and the output of netstat -tpan is following:

Active Internet connections (servers and established)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:32768 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 595/rpc.statd
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:901 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 8095/xinetd
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:33159 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 8095/xinetd
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:5801 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 2621/Xvnc
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:9098 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 8095/xinetd
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:139 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 7431/smbd
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:5901 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 2621/Xvnc
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:111 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 576/portmap
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:80 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 7984/httpd
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:6001 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 2621/Xvnc
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:21 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 2581/vsftpd
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 746/sshd
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:23 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 8095/xinetd
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:631 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 9227/cupsd
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:25 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 786/sendmail: accep
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:443 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 7984/httpd
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:445 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 7431/smbd
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:631 127.0.0.1:33094 ESTABLISHED 9227/cupsd
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:33094 127.0.0.1:631 ESTABLISHED 2953/eggcups
tcp 0 0 9.169.56.22:23 9.169.56.26:3152 ESTABLISHED 7574/telnetd
tcp 0 0 9.169.56.22:445 9.169.56.26:3982 ESTABLISHED 8078/smbd
tcp 0 0 9.169.56.22:5901 9.169.56.26:3596 ESTABLISHED 2621/Xvnc

And finally regarding the logging in /var/log/secure.. well there are only entries of my telnet session there..like

Jan 12 14:28:02 TestLinux xinetd[17855]: START: telnet pid=7711 from=9.169.56.26

Now wat to do?

Here xinetd listens on port 901 for SWAT.

Do you have the "wget" package installed? What do you get for "wget --server 127.0.0.1:901"? What do you get for "telnet 127.0.0.1 901"?

Here are the outputs:

[root@TestLinux wjeeha]# wget --server 127.0.0.1:901
--16:49:08-- http://127.0.0.1:901/
=> `index.html'
Connecting to 127.0.0.1:901... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response...
1 HTTP/1.0 401 Authorization Required
2 WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm="SWAT"
3 Connection: close
4 Content-Type: text/html
Authorization failed.

And for telnet:
[root@TestLinux root]# telnet 127.0.0.1 901
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to TestLinux (127.0.0.1).
Escape character is '^]'.


After this nothing happens.. like my telnet session hangs.. and I dont know how to terminate this process.

Expected output. Your SWAT is working just fine. If you pointed your web browser to http://127.0.0.1:901/ you should see.

In the telnet example you can type in "GET /" and press return twice to get the raw output.

Done!!!

Thankyou so very much! But u wont believe how it worked. I was using Mozilla browser and writing http://127.0.0.1:901/ in the window that is appearing, this time i chose the Open Web Location option from File Menu and wrote http://127.0.0.1:901/ and it opened SWAT...

Now wat was that?????