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thescribe7

03-20-2002, 06:18 PM

I downloaded it to configure samba but am having some difficulties with it. Due to my own inexpireience I'm sure.
Do any of you recomend this tool or can you sugest a better one?
Thanks!
thescribe7 :)

Dagda

03-20-2002, 06:26 PM

I don't like using webmin for samba but in webmin there is a link to swat. There is also a windows GUI for configuring samba. There is a link to it on the samba site.

SpinyNorman

03-20-2002, 06:28 PM

SWAT is the web-based admin tool most often used to configure Samba. Webmin is more of an overall system admin tool, but SWAT is written specifically for Samba, and therfore offers more functionality in that area. Here's a link (http://www.sambaessentials.com/installation.php) with more information on the subject.

03-21-2002, 12:40 AM

Use the above only with ssl.

:)

jrbush82

03-21-2002, 10:00 AM

SWAT is definately the way to go. I used swat to make the configuration, and then took it off the startup so there is no worry of an open port.

NyteMask

03-21-2002, 03:39 PM

I would only use webmin in the first place if you are tyring to learn what the conf files look like. I used webmin to get samba going. The catch with webmin and samba, you have to convert unix users to samba users. Forget that part, and you wont access ya shares. After you get it running just look at the smb.conf. It in itself, is pretty straight forward. I just edit it directly now.

thescribe7

03-22-2002, 12:38 AM

Sweet. Thanks nylemask, and everyone else!!