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-Abstract:
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-This document attempts to outline the requirements for SWAT 2. In particular,
-this is an attempt to bring together some ideas in order to stimulate though
-about what exactly we want SWAT to do.
-
-
-Introduction:
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-Swat, as it exists in Samba 3 and before, is not significantly more than an
-editor for smb.conf. The interface seems targeted at users who are already
-familiar with smb.conf configuration.
-
-For version 4 of the Samba suite, we would like to provide a swat that becomes
-the definitive tool for configuring Samba. As this is a fairly difficult task,
-it is imperative that a significant amount of thought is given to both the
-internal structure and the user interface of Swat.
-
-
-Current Issues:
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-- swat completely destroys the current format of smb.conf. Any ordering of
- parameters, comments, and whitespace formatting will be lost.
-
-- though the wizard is very useful, it does not provide enough functionality
- to setup a first time user. (e.g. the workgroup cannot be set in the wizard)
-
-- in almost all configurations, many of the displayed params should be left
- empty. (i.e. netbios aliases)
-
-- installation is not easy for most users
-
-- nobody uses it
-
-
-Future Issues:
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-- The number of configuration parameters, as much as we all hate them, are
- likely to grow. Many will be for small strings or such things. The current
- SWAT layout will not handle this very well
-
-
-Wishlist:
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-- a registry editor in swat
-
-- the advanced / developer options available, but hidden from basic users
-
-- a more beginner-oriented wizard
- - I (vance) would like to see a something that asks a few questions, like
- what do you want to do? (check all that apply)
- o share files
- o share printers
- o be a domain controller
-
- what kind of network are you on? (choose one)
- o home network, no domain, no passwords
- o small office network, no domain
- o small office network, pre-existing domain
- o medium network, pre-existing domain
- o large network, pre-existing domain
-
- what kind of computers are on your network? (check all that apply)
- o w31
- o W9x
- o NT
- o w2k
- o xp / w2k3
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-- a "make copy" function for shares, to allow users to clone existing shares
- then edit them
-
-- some smarts for parameters:
- - a user/group selector for things like valid users, admin users, read list,
- write list, etc.
- - an fs navigator for path type things
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