- Remote Configuration:
Samba Web Administration
Tool (SWAT).
- Before invoking SWAT:
Before SWAT can be run, the
following lines in the configuration files need to be updated. SWAT
is available for guest users only.
In the file SERVICES.NET.SYS, the following line should be added to include SWAT
service:
In the file INETDCNF.NET.SYS, the following line should be added to include SWAT
service:
swat stream tcp nowait.400 MGR.SAMBA /SAMBA/SMB20/bin/swat swat -a |
- How to
invoke SWAT:
SWAT can be invoked by starting
your favorite web browser with the following arguments in the "go
to" field: http://sambaservername:901/. Here 901 is the port where SWAT operates, refer to Figure 7-9 “SWAT”.
SWAT can be used to open pages with links to online help and
documentation, as shown in Figure 7-9 “SWAT”.
This is done from a remote location with the aid of a Web browser.
SWAT is used to provide a Web interface to view and configure smb.conf. It provides the flexibility of altering the configuration
file to reflect changes with respect to shares. View or configure
Global Variables using SWAT as shown in Figure 7-10 “Global
Variables”.
Use SWAT to view the currently configured smb.conf file in abbreviated and full views, as shown in Figure 7-11 “Current
Config”.
A snapshot of active connections, shares and open files can
be provided by SWAT, as shown in Figure 7-12 “Server
Status”. The Server Status can be actively
monitored by SWAT.
- How to
use SWAT:
To use the SWAT interface,
just point and click on any of the options on the front page banner.
The following are the brief descriptions of what each link in the
banner stands for:
- Home
Samba help and documentation
page
- Globals
Link to global variable and
configuration options
- Shares
This link allows you to select
the available shares for configuration or lets you create/delete
shares from the record.
- Printers
This link makes it possible
to choose existing printers from the printers section of smb.conf file and change the configuration for each one of them.
- Status
The status of the Server
can be polled by clicking on this link, smbd and nmbd running status can also be checked. In addition,
information on active connections, active share and active files
that are open can be retrieved, allowing easy monitoring of server
usage.
- View
This link gives an abbreviated
view of the smb.conf file. A full view can also be obtained by clicking on
the "Full View" button.
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