Got it working. I was "following" http://geekspeek.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=7 <http://geekspeek.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=7> and the 2 other links at the same time and they contradict each other a bit. I got confused at the stage of editing the correct configuration file, and edited the wrong one - it should have been /etc/xinetd.conf.

I've got to say that these days I'm not incredibly confused by the linux file structure and configuration methods - merely very confused. Thanks for all the replies.

Regards
Roger


Nick Rout wrote:


In relation to packages, redhat always broke samba into multiple bits,
samba-common, samba-server, samba-swat etc. you installed the bits you
wanted. you may not have originally installed the samba-swat file.

Now on to the problem:

I assume xinetd is started?

#service xinetd status [1]

if its not started then:

#service xinetd start

if it is already started, try restarting it (in case it has not been
restarted since the last config change:)

#service xinetd restart

if its still not working then, there is a bit of a bug (or there was at
some stage) with swat and the
only_from line. Try commenting out that line (being aware that anyone
will then be able to connect to your swat, although they still have to
authenticate) and restarting xinetd (see above)

[1] NB in the above I have assumed that fedora has followed redhat in
having the "service" command. If not run the script directly, eg

#/etc/init.d/xinetd status

(etc)

Hmm thinking again, on redhat the sile for xinetd/swat's configuration
is usually /etc/xinetd.d/swat, nor /etc/xinetd.d/services. Maybe fedora
does this differently. is that where the rpm installed it?



On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 13:21:35 +1200
Roger Searle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:



Hi, I'm trying to get swat going again, this time on my notebook running fedora. Been following some links sent last time:

http://info.ccone.at/INFO/Samba/SWAT.html
http://rtfm.dyndns.info/tips/2000/05/05/31.shtml

First I couldn't locate the swat binary anywhere even after installing the samba package from the CDs, so I downloaded samba-3.0.2a source files and successfully compiled/installed. My first compile!

When I try http://127.0.0.1:901/ in mozilla I get "the document contains no data".

I have the following in the /etc/xinetd.d/services file:
{
service swat
port = 901
socket_type = stream
wait = no
only_from = localhost
user = root
server = /usr/local/samba/sbin/swat
log_on_failure += USERID
disable = no
}

I have confirmed that the path to the swat executable is correct, and have restarted the smb and xinetd services, and then tried rebooting but still can't get swat running in the browser. Can anyone suggest what I should do next?

Cheers,
Roger












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