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-.TH "SWAT" "8" "24 April 2001" "" ""
+.TH "SWAT" "8" "04 March 2003" "" ""
.SH NAME
swat \- Samba Web Administration Tool
.SH SYNOPSIS
-.sp
-\fBnmblookup\fR [ \fB-s <smb config file>\fR ] [ \fB-a\fR ]
+
+\fBswat\fR [ \fB-s <smb config file>\fR ] [ \fB-a\fR ]
+
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
-This tool is part of the Sambasuite.
+This tool is part of the Samba suite.
.PP
\fBswat\fR allows a Samba administrator to
-configure the complex \fI smb.conf(5)\fRfile via a Web browser. In addition,
+configure the complex \fI smb.conf(5)\fR file via a Web browser. In addition,
a \fBswat\fR configuration page has help links
-to all the configurable options in the smb.conf file allowing an
+to all the configurable options in the \fIsmb.conf\fR file allowing an
administrator to easily look up the effects of any change.
.PP
-swat is run from inetd
+\fBswat\fR is run from \fBinetd\fR
.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
\fB-s smb configuration file\fR
The default configuration file path is
-determined at compile time. The file specified contains
+determined at compile time. The file specified contains
the configuration details required by the \fBsmbd
-\fRserver. This is the file that swat will modify.
+\fR server. This is the file that \fBswat\fR will modify.
The information in this file includes server-specific
information such as what printcap file to use, as well as
descriptions of all the services that the server is to provide.
.TP
\fB-a\fR
This option disables authentication and puts
-swat in demo mode. In that mode anyone will be able to modify
-the smb.conf file.
+\fBswat\fR in demo mode. In that mode anyone will be able to modify
+the \fIsmb.conf\fR file.
-\fBDo NOT enable this option on a production
+\fBWARNING: Do NOT enable this option on a production
server. \fR
.SH "INSTALLATION"
.PP
After you compile SWAT you need to run \fBmake install
-\fRto install the \fBswat\fR binary
+\fR to install the \fBswat\fR binary
and the various help files and images. A default install would put
these in:
.TP 0.2i
.SS "INETD INSTALLATION"
.PP
You need to edit your \fI/etc/inetd.conf
-\fRand \fI/etc/services\fR
-to enable SWAT to be launched via inetd.
+\fR and \fI/etc/services\fR
+to enable SWAT to be launched via \fBinetd\fR.
.PP
In \fI/etc/services\fR you need to
add a line like this:
.PP
-\fBswat 901/tcp\fR
+\fBswat 901/tcp\fR
.PP
Note for NIS/YP users - you may need to rebuild the
-NIS service maps rather than alter your local \fI /etc/services\fR file.
+NIS service maps rather than alter your local \fI /etc/services\fR file.
.PP
the choice of port number isn't really important
except that it should be less than 1024 and not currently
In \fI/etc/inetd.conf\fR you should
add a line like this:
.PP
-\fBswat stream tcp nowait.400 root
+\fBswat stream tcp nowait.400 root
/usr/local/samba/bin/swat swat\fR
.PP
One you have edited \fI/etc/services\fR
and \fI/etc/inetd.conf\fR you need to send a
HUP signal to inetd. To do this use \fBkill -1 PID
-\fRwhere PID is the process ID of the inetd daemon.
+\fR where PID is the process ID of the inetd daemon.
.SS "LAUNCHING"
.PP
-To launch swat just run your favorite web browser and
+To launch SWAT just run your favorite web browser and
point it at "http://localhost:901/".
.PP
-Note that you can attach to swat from any IP connected
+Note that you can attach to SWAT from any IP connected
machine but connecting from a remote machine leaves your
connection open to password sniffing as passwords will be sent
in the clear over the wire.
\fB\fI/etc/services\fB\fR
This file must contain a mapping of service name
(e.g., swat) to service port (e.g., 901) and protocol type
-(e.g., tcp).
+(e.g., tcp).
.TP
\fB\fI/usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf\fB\fR
This is the default location of the \fIsmb.conf(5)
-\fRserver configuration file that swat edits. Other
-common places that systems install this file are \fI /usr/samba/lib/smb.conf\fR and \fI/etc/smb.conf
-\fR\&. This file describes all the services the server
+\fR server configuration file that swat edits. Other
+common places that systems install this file are \fI /usr/samba/lib/smb.conf\fR and \fI/etc/smb.conf
+\fR. This file describes all the services the server
is to make available to clients.
.SH "WARNINGS"
.PP
\fBswat\fR will rewrite your \fIsmb.conf
-\fRfile. It will rearrange the entries and delete all
-comments, \fIinclude=\fR and \fIcopy="
-\fRoptions. If you have a carefully crafted \fI smb.conf\fR then back it up or don't use swat!
+\fR file. It will rearrange the entries and delete all
+comments, \fIinclude=\fR and \fIcopy=
+\fR options. If you have a carefully crafted \fI smb.conf\fR then back it up or don't use swat!
.SH "VERSION"
.PP
This man page is correct for version 2.2 of
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBinetd(5)\fR,
-\fBsmbd(8)\fR,
-smb.conf(5).SH "AUTHOR"
+\fBsmbd(8)\fR
+smb.conf(5)
+.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
The original Samba software and related utilities
were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed
The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another
excellent piece of Open Source software, available at
ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/ <URL:ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/>) and updated for the Samba 2.0
-release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to DocBook for
+release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to DocBook for
Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter
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