Hi guys,
Is there a more user friendly way of using SAMBA? I'm not a technnical person and I've tried webmin to no avail. Any suggestions would help.
Charles
On 3/29/07, Charles Yao admin@greenleecp.com wrote:
Is there a more user friendly way of using SAMBA? I'm not a technnical person and I've tried webmin to no avail. Any suggestions would help.
There is the Samba "swat" tool.
http://samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/SWAT.html
From memory, you need to install "samba-swat", then you need to enable
and start the swat server with chkconfig and service (or just start it with service when you need it). I think you need xinetd too. Then from a browser running on the same machine, browse http://127.0.0.1:901. I believe when it asks you to login you can use root.
*BUT* there are lots of security risks/concerns using this tool, which is why it isn't installed by default.
Dave K wrote:
There is the Samba "swat" tool.
http://samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/SWAT.html
From memory, you need to install "samba-swat", then you need to enable
and start the swat server with chkconfig and service (or just start it with service when you need it). I think you need xinetd too.
actually, you enable it by editing /etc/xinetd.d/swat and commenting out the disable=yes line w/ a #, then `service xinetd reload`
its not a bad idea to enable the only_from line too, and specify the IP of the system or subnet you wish to control it from, this supports 1.2.3.4/24 style network notation too.
On 3/29/07, John R Pierce pierce@hogranch.com wrote:
actually, you enable it by editing /etc/xinetd.d/swat and commenting out the disable=yes line w/ a #, then `service xinetd reload`
its not a bad idea to enable the only_from line too, and specify the IP of the system or subnet you wish to control it from, this supports 1.2.3.4/24 style network notation too.
Okay, I had to go refresh my memory. The command "chkconfig swat on" edits /etc/xinetd.d/swat to change the "disable" option, perhaps easier for the non-techies than editing the file, but then again system-config-services might be even easier to use, and points out that you need to deal with xinetd.. The default CentOS-configuration (at least the one for 4.4 I just installed), has "only_from" set to 127.0.0.1. I don't think I'd want wide access to it (like if I had a wireless LAN), but if the original requester already has webmin running it may not matter.
Dave K wrote:
Okay, I had to go refresh my memory. The command "chkconfig swat on" edits /etc/xinetd.d/swat to change the "disable" option,...
whoa. Would someone care to explain how that works to me?? I thought chkconfig strictly worked off the service files in /etc/rc.d/init.d and there's no file `swat`... The man page on chkconfig in centos4 only talks about the init.d services, no mention of xinetd ... the man page on system-config-services DOES mention xinetd but doesn't give any clue how it works. man system-config.services references /usr/share/serviceconf/* but I don't see any such directory.
On Mar 29, 2007, at 1:19 PM, John R Pierce wrote:
Dave K wrote:
Okay, I had to go refresh my memory. The command "chkconfig swat on" edits /etc/xinetd.d/swat to change the "disable" option,...
whoa. Would someone care to explain how that works to me?? I thought chkconfig strictly worked off the service files in /etc/ rc.d/init.d and there's no file `swat`... The man page on chkconfig in centos4 only talks about the init.d services, no mention of xinetd ... the man page on system-config-services DOES mention xinetd but doesn't give any clue how it works. man system- config.services references /usr/share/serviceconf/* but I don't see any such directory.
chkconfig also knows how to activate/deactivate files in /etc/ xinetd.d. it does so by removing (or adding) the "disable = yes" line from the service stanza and then HUPing xinetd.
-steve
-- If this were played upon a stage now, I could condemn it as an improbable fiction. - Fabian, Twelfth Night, III,v
On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:40:01 -0400, Steve Huff wrote:
chkconfig also knows how to activate/deactivate files in /etc/ xinetd.d. it does so by removing (or adding) the "disable = yes" line from the service stanza and then HUPing xinetd.
-steve
Thank you for this info. This is something good to remember, but probably not known to many - including experienced users. chkconfig --list shows xinetd items nicely.
Akemi
On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:29:18 +0800, Charles wrote:
Is there a more user friendly way of using SAMBA? I'm not a technnical person and I've tried webmin to no avail. Any suggestions would help.
http://us1.samba.org/samba/GUI/
Miark
http://samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-Guide/
I don't know how much easier it could be than to follow one of the Example configurations. They pretty much tell you what to type. You'll also learn a bit more about Linux in general.
Also, what you are trying to achieve may help others on the list help you. What do you want it to do?
Fianlly, the Samba list has proven helpful for me:
https://lists.samba.org/mailman/
Dennis
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Charles Yao Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 7:29 AM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: [CentOS] Samba
Hi guys,
Is there a more user friendly way of using SAMBA? I'm not a technnical person and I've tried webmin to no avail. Any suggestions would help.
Charles
On 3/29/07, Dennis McLeod dmcleod@foranyauto.com wrote:
http://samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-Guide/
I don't know how much easier it could be than to follow one of the Example configurations. They pretty much tell you what to type. You'll also learn a bit more about Linux in general.
Well, yeah, they're fine when they end up with a working configuration. So far I haven't had any luck , but my configuration is more than a bit peculiar, too. I haven't tried this at home yet (wanted it working here, first, but maybe I'll just go for it...).
Fianlly, the Samba list has proven helpful for me:
Thank you, thank you, thank you - I can't help wondering why no one mentioned this before, as I've posted a whole slew of Samba questions here that haven't produced answers that work (so far). Not to disparage this list - it's not really a CentOS issue, but _someone_ could have mentioned it....
mhr
(I _am_ a technofile, etc. and I'm still having problems with samba.)
Charles Yao wrote:
Hi guys,
Is there a more user friendly way of using SAMBA? I'm not a technnical person and I've tried webmin to no avail. Any suggestions would help.
If you are only using the machine as a server and don't want to learn system administration, you might like the SME server distribution. It is based on Centos but the setup is highly customized to do all administration through simple web forms. (http://www.contribs.org) However it's not a good choice if you need NFS or desktop apps.
Charles Yao wrote:
Hi guys,
Is there a more user friendly way of using SAMBA? I'm not a technnical person and I've tried webmin to no avail. Any suggestions would help.
Charles
CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
you may also want to look at webmin (webmin.com) it has a pretty decent web based interface for (mostly) all your administrative needs including samba.
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