| 1 | Abstract:
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| 2 | ---------
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| 3 | This document attempts to outline the requirements for SWAT 2. In particular,
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| 4 | this is an attempt to bring together some ideas in order to stimulate though
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| 5 | about what exactly we want SWAT to do.
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| 6 |
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| 7 |
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| 8 | Introduction:
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| 9 | -------------
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| 10 | Swat, as it exists in Samba 3 and before, is not significantly more than an
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| 11 | editor for smb.conf. The interface seems targeted at users who are already
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| 12 | familiar with smb.conf configuration.
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| 13 |
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| 14 | For version 4 of the Samba suite, we would like to provide a swat that becomes
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| 15 | the definitive tool for configuring Samba. As this is a fairly difficult task,
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| 16 | it is imperative that a significant amount of thought is given to both the
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| 17 | internal structure and the user interface of Swat.
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| 18 |
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| 19 |
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| 20 | Current Issues:
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| 21 | ---------------
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| 22 | - swat completely destroys the current format of smb.conf. Any ordering of
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| 23 | parameters, comments, and whitespace formatting will be lost.
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| 24 |
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| 25 | - though the wizard is very useful, it does not provide enough functionality
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| 26 | to setup a first time user. (e.g. the workgroup cannot be set in the wizard)
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| 27 |
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| 28 | - in almost all configurations, many of the displayed params should be left
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| 29 | empty. (i.e. netbios aliases)
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| 30 |
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| 31 | - installation is not easy for most users
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| 32 |
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| 33 | - nobody uses it
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| 34 |
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| 35 |
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| 36 | Future Issues:
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| 37 | --------------
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| 38 | - The number of configuration parameters, as much as we all hate them, are
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| 39 | likely to grow. Many will be for small strings or such things. The current
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| 40 | SWAT layout will not handle this very well
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| 41 |
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| 42 |
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| 43 | Wishlist:
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| 44 | ---------
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| 45 | - a registry editor in swat
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| 46 |
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| 47 | - the advanced / developer options available, but hidden from basic users
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| 48 |
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| 49 | - a more beginner-oriented wizard
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| 50 | - I (vance) would like to see a something that asks a few questions, like
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| 51 | what do you want to do? (check all that apply)
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| 52 | o share files
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| 53 | o share printers
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| 54 | o be a domain controller
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| 55 |
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| 56 | what kind of network are you on? (choose one)
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| 57 | o home network, no domain, no passwords
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| 58 | o small office network, no domain
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| 59 | o small office network, pre-existing domain
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| 60 | o medium network, pre-existing domain
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| 61 | o large network, pre-existing domain
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| 62 |
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| 63 | what kind of computers are on your network? (check all that apply)
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| 64 | o w31
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| 65 | o W9x
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| 66 | o NT
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| 67 | o w2k
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| 68 | o xp / w2k3
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| 69 |
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| 70 | - a "make copy" function for shares, to allow users to clone existing shares
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| 71 | then edit them
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| 72 |
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| 73 | - some smarts for parameters:
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| 74 | - a user/group selector for things like valid users, admin users, read list,
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| 75 | write list, etc.
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| 76 | - an fs navigator for path type things
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| 77 |
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