SWAT

SWAT is the Samba Web Administration Tool. Once configured, go to http://localhost:901 from your web browser to configure your Samba server.

Required

• Samba
• Xinetd or Inetd

Optional

• Stunnel (Recommended for secure environments)

Secure Configuration (Requires Stunnel)

Add entries for SWAT and Stunnel in /etc/services:

echo "swat            904/tcp" >> /etc/services &&
echo "swat_tunnel     905/tcp" >> /etc/services

If Inetd is used:

echo "swat_tunnel stream tcp nowait.400 root /usr/sbin/swat swat" \
   >> /etc/inetd.conf
/etc/rc.d/init.d/inetd restart

If xinetd is used:

cat >> /etc/xinetd.d/swat_tunnel << "EOF"
# Begin /etc/xinetd.d/swat_tunnel

service swat_tunnel
{
    port            = 905
    socket_type     = stream
    wait            = no
    only_from       = 127.0.0.1
    user            = root
    server          = /usr/sbin/swat
    log_on_failure  += USERID
}

# End /etc/xinetd.d/swat_tunnel
EOF
/etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd restart

Add an entry to /etc/stunnel/stunnel.conf:

cat >> /etc/stunnel/stunnel.conf << "EOF"
[swat]
accept  = 904
connect = 905
TIMEOUTclose = 1

EOF

/etc/rc.d/init.d/stunnel restart

Non-Secure (Home) Configuration

Add an entry for SWAT in /etc/services:

echo "swat            901/tcp" >> /etc/services

If Inetd is used:

echo "swat stream tcp nowait.400 root /usr/sbin/swat swat" \
    >> /etc/inetd.conf
/etc/rc.d/init.d/inetd restart

If Xinetd is used:

cat >> /etc/xinetd.d/swat << "EOF"
# Begin /etc/xinetd.d/swat

service swat
{
    port            = 904
    socket_type     = stream
    wait            = no
    only_from       = 127.0.0.1
    user            = root
    server          = /usr/sbin/swat
    log_on_failure  += USERID
}

# End /etc/xinetd.d/swat
EOF
/etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd restart