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r368 r411 1 <html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Chapter 37. SWAT: The Samba Web Administration Tool</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../samba.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.7 5.2"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The Official Samba 3.3.x HOWTO and Reference Guide"><link rel="up" href="migration.html" title="Part IV. Migration and Updating"><link rel="prev" href="NT4Migration.html" title="Chapter 36. Migration from NT4 PDC to Samba-3 PDC"><link rel="next" href="troubleshooting.html" title="Part V. Troubleshooting"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Chapter 37. 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SWAT: The Samba Web Administration Tool</h2></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">John</span> <span class="othername">H.</span> <span class="surname">Terpstra</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><span class="orgname">Samba Team<br></span><div class="address"><p><code class="email"><<a class="email" href="mailto:jht@samba.org">jht@samba.org</a>></code></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class="pubdate">April 21, 2003</p></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="SWAT.html#id2687177">Features and Benefits</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="SWAT.html#id2687302">Guidelines and Technical Tips</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="SWAT.html#id2687321">Validate SWAT Installation</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="SWAT.html#xinetd">Enabling SWAT for Use</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="SWAT.html#id2687958">Securing SWAT through SSL</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="SWAT.html#id2688110">Enabling SWAT Internationalization Support</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="SWAT.html#id2688308">Overview and Quick Tour</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="SWAT.html#id2688322">The SWAT Home Page</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="SWAT.html#id2688382">Global Settings</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="SWAT.html#id2688484">Share Settings</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="SWAT.html#id2688540">Printers Settings</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="SWAT.html#id2688596">The SWAT Wizard</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="SWAT.html#id2688659">The Status Page</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="SWAT.html#id2688703">The View Page</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="SWAT.html#id2688722">The Password Change Page</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><p>2 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7141"></a>3 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7148"></a>4 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7154"></a>1 <html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Chapter 37. SWAT: The Samba Web Administration Tool</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../samba.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.74.0"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The Official Samba 3.3.x HOWTO and Reference Guide"><link rel="up" href="migration.html" title="Part IV. Migration and Updating"><link rel="prev" href="NT4Migration.html" title="Chapter 36. Migration from NT4 PDC to Samba-3 PDC"><link rel="next" href="troubleshooting.html" title="Part V. Troubleshooting"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Chapter 37. SWAT: The Samba Web Administration Tool</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="NT4Migration.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Part IV. 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SWAT: The Samba Web Administration Tool</h2></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">John</span> <span class="othername">H.</span> <span class="orgname">Samba Team</span> <span class="surname">Terpstra</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><span class="orgname">Samba Team<br></span><div class="address"><p><code class="email"><<a class="email" href="mailto:jht@samba.org">jht@samba.org</a>></code></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class="pubdate">April 21, 2003</p></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="SWAT.html#id2681092">Features and Benefits</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="SWAT.html#id2681216">Guidelines and Technical Tips</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="SWAT.html#id2681236">Validate SWAT Installation</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="SWAT.html#xinetd">Enabling SWAT for Use</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="SWAT.html#id2681873">Securing SWAT through SSL</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="SWAT.html#id2682025">Enabling SWAT Internationalization Support</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="SWAT.html#id2682223">Overview and Quick Tour</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="SWAT.html#id2682236">The SWAT Home Page</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="SWAT.html#id2682297">Global Settings</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="SWAT.html#id2682399">Share Settings</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="SWAT.html#id2682455">Printers Settings</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="SWAT.html#id2682511">The SWAT Wizard</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="SWAT.html#id2682574">The Status Page</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="SWAT.html#id2682618">The View Page</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="SWAT.html#id2682637">The Password Change Page</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><p> 2 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681056"></a> 3 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681062"></a> 4 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681069"></a> 5 5 There are many and varied opinions regarding the usefulness of SWAT. No matter how hard one tries to produce 6 6 the perfect configuration tool, it remains an object of personal taste. SWAT is a tool that allows Web-based … … 8 8 context-sensitive help on each <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> parameter, it provides for monitoring of current state of connection 9 9 information, and it allows networkwide MS Windows network password management. 10 </p><div class="sect1" title="Features and Benefits"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2687177"></a>Features and Benefits</h2></div></div></div><p>11 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7185"></a>10 </p><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2681092"></a>Features and Benefits</h2></div></div></div><p> 11 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681100"></a> 12 12 SWAT is a facility that is part of the Samba suite. The main executable is called 13 13 <code class="literal">swat</code> and is invoked by the internetworking super daemon. 14 14 See <a class="link" href="SWAT.html#xinetd" title="Enabling SWAT for Use">appropriate section</a> for details. 15 15 </p><p> 16 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7212"></a>16 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681127"></a> 17 17 SWAT uses integral Samba components to locate parameters supported by the particular 18 18 version of Samba. Unlike tools and utilities that are external to Samba, SWAT is always … … 20 20 configuration parameter, directly from <code class="literal">man</code> page entries. 21 21 </p><p> 22 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7233"></a>23 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7240"></a>24 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7247"></a>22 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681148"></a> 23 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681155"></a> 24 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681162"></a> 25 25 Some network administrators believe that it is a good idea to write systems 26 26 documentation inside configuration files, and for them SWAT will always be a nasty tool. SWAT … … 30 30 as well as parameters that are no longer supported, will be lost from the <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> file. 31 31 Additionally, the parameters will be written back in internal ordering. 32 </p><div class="note" title="Note"style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>33 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7280"></a>32 </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p> 33 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681195"></a> 34 34 Before using SWAT, please be warned SWAT will completely replace your <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> with 35 35 a fully optimized file that has been stripped of all comments you might have placed there 36 36 and only nondefault settings will be written to the file. 37 </p></div></div><div class="sect1" title="Guidelines and Technical Tips"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2687302"></a>Guidelines and Technical Tips</h2></div></div></div><p>38 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7310"></a>37 </p></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2681216"></a>Guidelines and Technical Tips</h2></div></div></div><p> 38 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681224"></a> 39 39 This section aims to unlock the dark secrets behind how SWAT may be made to work, 40 40 how it can be made more secure, and how to solve internationalization support problems. 41 </p><div class="sect2" title="Validate SWAT Installation"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2687321"></a>Validate SWAT Installation</h3></div></div></div><p>42 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7329"></a>41 </p><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2681236"></a>Validate SWAT Installation</h3></div></div></div><p> 42 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681244"></a> 43 43 The very first step that should be taken before attempting to configure a host 44 44 system for SWAT operation is to check that it is installed. This may seem a trivial … … 47 47 on the distribution media. 48 48 </p><p> 49 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7345"></a>49 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681260"></a> 50 50 When you have confirmed that SWAT is installed, it is necessary to validate 51 51 that the installation includes the binary <code class="literal">swat</code> file as well … … 54 54 <code class="literal">swat</code> binary executable file was installed. 55 55 </p><p> 56 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7372"></a>57 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7379"></a>56 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681287"></a> 57 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681294"></a> 58 58 Finally, when you are sure that SWAT has been fully installed, please check that SWAT 59 59 is enabled in the control file for the internetworking super-daemon (inetd or xinetd) 60 60 that is used on your operating system platform. 61 </p><div class="sect3" title="Locating the SWAT File"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="id2687391"></a>Locating the <code class="literal">SWAT</code> File</h4></div></div></div><p>62 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7405"></a>63 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7412"></a>64 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7419"></a>61 </p><div class="sect3" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="id2681306"></a>Locating the <code class="literal">SWAT</code> File</h4></div></div></div><p> 62 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681320"></a> 63 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681327"></a> 64 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681334"></a> 65 65 To validate that SWAT is installed, first locate the <code class="literal">swat</code> binary 66 file on the system. It may be found under the following directories:</p><table border="0" summary="Simple list" class="simplelist"><tr><td><code class="filename">/usr/local/samba/bin</code> the default Samba location</td></tr><tr><td><code class="filename">/usr/sbin</code> the default location on most Linux systems</td></tr><tr><td><code class="filename">/opt/samba/bin</code></td></tr></table><p>66 file on the system. It may be found under the following directories:</p><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td><code class="filename">/usr/local/samba/bin</code> the default Samba location</td></tr><tr><td><code class="filename">/usr/sbin</code> the default location on most Linux systems</td></tr><tr><td><code class="filename">/opt/samba/bin</code></td></tr></table><p> 67 67 </p><p> 68 68 The actual location is much dependent on the choice of the operating system vendor or as determined … … 72 72 The following methods may be helpful. 73 73 </p><p> 74 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7491"></a>75 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7498"></a>76 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7505"></a>74 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681406"></a> 75 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681413"></a> 76 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681420"></a> 77 77 If <code class="literal">swat</code> is in your current operating system search path, it will be easy to 78 78 find it. You can ask what are the command-line options for <code class="literal">swat</code> as shown here: … … 92 92 -V, --version Print version 93 93 </pre><p> 94 </p></div><div class="sect3" title="Locating the SWAT Support Files"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="id2687543"></a>Locating the SWAT Support Files</h4></div></div></div><p>94 </p></div><div class="sect3" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="id2681458"></a>Locating the SWAT Support Files</h4></div></div></div><p> 95 95 Now that you have found that <code class="literal">swat</code> is in the search path, it is easy 96 96 to identify where the file is located. Here is another simple way this may be done: … … 163 163 If the files needed are not available, it is necessary to obtain and install them 164 164 before SWAT can be used. 165 </p></div></div><div class="sect2" title="Enabling SWAT for Use"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="xinetd"></a>Enabling SWAT for Use</h3></div></div></div><p>165 </p></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="xinetd"></a>Enabling SWAT for Use</h3></div></div></div><p> 166 166 SWAT should be installed to run via the network super-daemon. Depending on which system 167 167 your UNIX/Linux system has, you will have either an <code class="literal">inetd</code>- or … … 174 174 </p><p> 175 175 The control entry for the older style file might be: 176 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7736"></a>176 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681651"></a> 177 177 </p><pre class="programlisting"> 178 178 # swat is the Samba Web Administration Tool … … 202 202 as shown. 203 203 </p><p> 204 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7791"></a>205 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7798"></a>206 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7805"></a>207 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7812"></a>204 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681706"></a> 205 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681713"></a> 206 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681720"></a> 207 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681727"></a> 208 208 Both of the previous examples assume that the <code class="literal">swat</code> binary has been 209 209 located in the <code class="filename">/usr/sbin</code> directory. In addition to the above, … … 213 213 location using Samba defaults will be <code class="filename">/usr/local/samba/swat</code>. 214 214 </p><p> 215 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7852"></a>216 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7859"></a>215 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681767"></a> 216 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681774"></a> 217 217 Access to SWAT will prompt for a logon. If you log onto SWAT as any non-root user, 218 218 the only permission allowed is to view certain aspects of configuration as well as … … 226 226 <span class="guibutton">HOME</span>, <span class="guibutton">GLOBALS</span>, <span class="guibutton">SHARES</span>, <span class="guibutton">PRINTERS</span>, 227 227 <span class="guibutton">WIZARD</span>, <span class="guibutton">STATUS</span>, <span class="guibutton">VIEW</span>, and <span class="guibutton">PASSWORD</span>. 228 </p></div><div class="sect2" title="Securing SWAT through SSL"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2687958"></a>Securing SWAT through SSL</h3></div></div></div><p>229 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7966"></a>230 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7973"></a>228 </p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2681873"></a>Securing SWAT through SSL</h3></div></div></div><p> 229 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681881"></a> 230 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681888"></a> 231 231 Many people have asked about how to set up SWAT with SSL to allow for secure remote 232 232 administration of Samba. Here is a method that works, courtesy of Markus Krieger. 233 233 </p><p> 234 234 Modifications to the SWAT setup are as follows: 235 </p><div class="procedure"><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li class="step" title="Step 1"><p>236 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 7998"></a>235 </p><div class="procedure"><ol type="1"><li><p> 236 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681913"></a> 237 237 Install OpenSSL. 238 </p></li><li class="step" title="Step 2"><p>239 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 8012"></a>240 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 8019"></a>238 </p></li><li><p> 239 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681927"></a> 240 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681934"></a> 241 241 Generate certificate and private key. 242 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 8027"></a>242 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681941"></a> 243 243 </p><pre class="screen"> 244 244 <code class="prompt">root# </code><strong class="userinput"><code>/usr/bin/openssl req -new -x509 -days 365 -nodes -config \ 245 245 /usr/share/doc/packages/stunnel/stunnel.cnf \ 246 246 -out /etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem -keyout /etc/stunnel/stunnel.pem</code></strong> 247 </pre></li><li class="step" title="Step 3"><p>247 </pre></li><li><p> 248 248 Remove SWAT entry from [x]inetd. 249 </p></li><li class="step" title="Step 4"><p>250 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 8065"></a>249 </p></li><li><p> 250 <a class="indexterm" name="id2681980"></a> 251 251 Start <code class="literal">stunnel</code>. 252 252 … … 256 256 </pre></li></ol></div><p> 257 257 Afterward, simply connect to SWAT by using the URL <a class="ulink" href="https://myhost:901" target="_top">https://myhost:901</a>, accept the certificate, and the SSL connection is up. 258 </p></div><div class="sect2" title="Enabling SWAT Internationalization Support"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2688110"></a>Enabling SWAT Internationalization Support</h3></div></div></div><p>258 </p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2682025"></a>Enabling SWAT Internationalization Support</h3></div></div></div><p> 259 259 SWAT can be configured to display its messages to match the settings of 260 260 the language configurations of your Web browser. It will be passed to SWAT … … 262 262 </p><p> 263 263 To enable this feature: 264 </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p>264 </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p> 265 265 Install the proper <code class="literal">msg</code> files from the Samba 266 266 <code class="filename">source/po</code> directory into $LIBDIR. 267 </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>267 </p></li><li><p> 268 268 Set your browsers language setting. 269 269 </p></li></ul></div><p> 270 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 8154"></a>271 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 8161"></a>272 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 8168"></a>273 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 8175"></a>270 <a class="indexterm" name="id2682069"></a> 271 <a class="indexterm" name="id2682076"></a> 272 <a class="indexterm" name="id2682083"></a> 273 <a class="indexterm" name="id2682090"></a> 274 274 The name of the <code class="literal">msg</code> file is the same as the language ID sent by the browser. For 275 275 example, <span class="emphasis"><em>en</em></span> means English, <span class="emphasis"><em>ja</em></span> means Japanese, <span class="emphasis"><em>fr</em></span> means French. 276 276 </p><p> 277 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 8204"></a>277 <a class="indexterm" name="id2682118"></a> 278 278 If you do not like some of messages, or there are no <code class="literal">msg</code> files for 279 279 your locale, you can create them simply by copying the <code class="literal">en.msg</code> files 280 to the directory for <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">your language ID.msg</span>”</span>and filling in proper strings281 to each <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">msgstr</span>”</span>. For example, in <code class="filename">it.msg</code>, the280 to the directory for “<span class="quote">your language ID.msg</span>” and filling in proper strings 281 to each “<span class="quote">msgstr</span>”. For example, in <code class="filename">it.msg</code>, the 282 282 <code class="literal">msg</code> file for the Italian locale, just set: 283 283 </p><pre class="screen"> … … 285 285 msgstr "Imposta Default" 286 286 </pre><p> 287 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 8252"></a>287 <a class="indexterm" name="id2682167"></a> 288 288 and so on. If you find a mistake or create a new <code class="literal">msg</code> file, please email it 289 289 to us so we will consider it in the next release of Samba. The <code class="literal">msg</code> file should be encoded in UTF-8. 290 290 </p><p> 291 <a class="indexterm" name="id268 8276"></a>291 <a class="indexterm" name="id2682190"></a> 292 292 Note that if you enable this feature and the <a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#DISPLAYCHARSET" target="_top">display charset</a> is not 293 293 matched to your browser's setting, the SWAT display may be corrupted. In a future version of 294 294 Samba, SWAT will always display messages with UTF-8 encoding. You will then not need to set 295 295 this <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> file parameter. 296 </p></div></div><div class="sect1" title="Overview and Quick Tour"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2688308"></a>Overview and Quick Tour</h2></div></div></div><p>296 </p></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2682223"></a>Overview and Quick Tour</h2></div></div></div><p> 297 297 SWAT is a tool that may be used to configure Samba or just to obtain useful links 298 298 to important reference materials such as the contents of this book as well as other 299 299 documents that have been found useful for solving Windows networking problems. 300 </p><div class="sect2" title="The SWAT Home Page"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2688322"></a>The SWAT Home Page</h3></div></div></div><p>300 </p><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2682236"></a>The SWAT Home Page</h3></div></div></div><p> 301 301 The SWAT title page provides access to the latest Samba documentation. The manual page for 302 302 each Samba component is accessible from this page, as are the Samba3-HOWTO (this 303 document) as well as the O'Reilly book <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Using Samba.</span>”</span>303 document) as well as the O'Reilly book “<span class="quote">Using Samba.</span>” 304 304 </p><p> 305 305 Administrators who wish to validate their Samba configuration may obtain useful information … … 307 307 also. One diagnostic tool that is not mentioned on this page but that is particularly 308 308 useful is <a class="ulink" href="http://www.ethereal.com/" target="_top"><code class="literal">ethereal</code></a>. 309 </p><div class="warning" title="Warning"style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Warning</h3><p>309 </p><div class="warning" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Warning</h3><p> 310 310 SWAT can be configured to run in <span class="emphasis"><em>demo</em></span> mode. This is not recommended 311 311 because it runs SWAT without authentication and with full administrative ability. It allows … … 313 313 creates this ability is the <code class="option">-a</code> flag to SWAT. <span class="emphasis"><em>Do not use this in a 314 314 production environment.</em></span> 315 </p></div></div><div class="sect2" title="Global Settings"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2688382"></a>Global Settings</h3></div></div></div><p>315 </p></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2682297"></a>Global Settings</h3></div></div></div><p> 316 316 The <span class="guibutton">GLOBALS</span> button exposes a page that allows configuration of the global parameters 317 317 in <code class="filename">smb.conf</code>. There are two levels of exposure of the parameters: 318 </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><p>318 </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p> 319 319 <span class="guibutton">Basic</span> exposes common configuration options. 320 </p></li><li class="listitem"><p>320 </p></li><li><p> 321 321 <span class="guibutton">Advanced</span> exposes configuration options needed in more 322 322 complex environments. … … 329 329 <span class="guibutton">Commit Changes</span> button before moving to another area; otherwise, 330 330 your changes will be lost. 331 </p><div class="note" title="Note"style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>331 </p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p> 332 332 SWAT has context-sensitive help. To find out what each parameter is 333 333 for, simply click on the 334 334 <span class="guibutton">Help</span> link to the left of the configuration parameter. 335 </p></div></div><div class="sect2" title="Share Settings"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2688484"></a>Share Settings</h3></div></div></div><p>335 </p></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2682399"></a>Share Settings</h3></div></div></div><p> 336 336 To affect a currently configured share, simply click on the pull-down button between the 337 337 <span class="guibutton">Choose Share</span> and the <span class="guibutton">Delete Share</span> buttons and … … 344 344 into the text field the name of the share to be created, then click on the 345 345 <span class="guibutton">Create Share</span> button. 346 </p></div><div class="sect2" title="Printers Settings"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2688540"></a>Printers Settings</h3></div></div></div><p>346 </p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2682455"></a>Printers Settings</h3></div></div></div><p> 347 347 To affect a currently configured printer, simply click on the pull-down button between the 348 348 <span class="guibutton">Choose Printer</span> and the <span class="guibutton">Delete Printer</span> buttons and … … 355 355 into the text field the name of the share to be created, then click on the 356 356 <span class="guibutton">Create Printer</span> button. 357 </p></div><div class="sect2" title="The SWAT Wizard"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2688596"></a>The SWAT Wizard</h3></div></div></div><p>357 </p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2682511"></a>The SWAT Wizard</h3></div></div></div><p> 358 358 The purpose of the SWAT Wizard is to help the Microsoft-knowledgeable network administrator 359 359 to configure Samba with a minimum of effort. … … 371 371 operate with no WINS support. By clicking one button, you can elect to expose (or not) user 372 372 home directories. 373 </p></div><div class="sect2" title="The Status Page"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2688659"></a>The Status Page</h3></div></div></div><p>373 </p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2682574"></a>The Status Page</h3></div></div></div><p> 374 374 The status page serves a limited purpose. First, it allows control of the Samba daemons. 375 375 The key daemons that create the Samba server environment are <span class="application">smbd</span>, <span class="application">nmbd</span>, and <span class="application">winbindd</span>. … … 382 382 Finally, the status page may be used to terminate specific smbd client connections in order to 383 383 free files that may be locked. 384 </p></div><div class="sect2" title="The View Page"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2688703"></a>The View Page</h3></div></div></div><p>384 </p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2682618"></a>The View Page</h3></div></div></div><p> 385 385 The view page allows you to view the optimized <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> file and, if you are 386 386 particularly masochistic, permits you also to see all possible global configuration 387 387 parameters and their settings. 388 </p></div><div class="sect2" title="The Password Change Page"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2688722"></a>The Password Change Page</h3></div></div></div><p>388 </p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2682637"></a>The Password Change Page</h3></div></div></div><p> 389 389 The password change page is a popular tool that allows the creation, deletion, deactivation, 390 390 and reactivation of MS Windows networking users on the local machine. 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