More "Samba woes" Was:[Sussex] Connecting SuSE 9.2 to Windows XP

[John D.]

On Wed, 2005-04-13 at 17:35 +0100, Steve Williams wrote:

> John,
> 
> SWAT will run fine as long as the following are set:
> 
> 1. Apache server running.
> 
> > /etc/init.d/apache2 (re)start
> 
> 
> 
> 2. SWAT listed in /etc/services on port 901/TCP:
> 
> > swat        901/tcp                # SWAT
> 
> 
> 3. /etc/xinetd.d/swat is set correctly, eg:
> 
> > # default: off
> > # description: SWAT is the Samba Web Admin Tool. Use swat \
> > #           to configure your Samba server. To use SWAT, \
> > #           connect to port 901 with your favorite web browser.
> > # $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/net-fs/samba/files/swat.xinetd,v 
> > 1.4 2004/07/18 03:55:05 dragonheart Exp $
> >
> > service swat
> > {
> >     port                = 901
> >     socket_type    = stream
> >     wait                = no
> >     only_from       = localhost 192.168.???.???/24
> >     user                = root
> >     server              = /usr/sbin/swat
> >     log_on_failure += USERID
> >     disable             = no
> > }
> 
> in particular the disable option has to be set to no. You can set 
> whatever network IP stuff you like in only_from.
> 
> 4. xinetd is running (or restarted after the mods above).
> 
> > /etc/init.d/xinetd (re)start
> 
> 
> Now you should get a swat lgon prompt when you access:
> 
> http://localhost:901
> 
> Hope this helps.

Curiouser and curiouser. I was under the impression that SWAT was just a
samba "thing". 

Does it really need to have apache running? Cos I don't "do" apache i.e.
I know "bog all" about servers and the like!

Though it does give me a few things to look at (not that I understand
what they are?!?!?!).

Cheers for the pointer though Steve.

regards

John D.

p.s. If I dig in me ears long enough, will it remove the concrete that
seems to be filling my head :-?