Distro

[Robert Meyer]

Yeah, no problem.  Several folks in the group have been mucking with Samba for
some time now, so someone should be able to help.

Cheers!

Bob
--- "Riga, Anthony" <Anthony.Riga at searbrown.com> wrote:
> If I bring my box to the meeting will some one show me the set up for Samba ?
> I would appreciate it. I am new at Redhat Linux.  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Dege [mailto:rdege at cse.Buffalo.EDU]
> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 1:38 PM
> To: nflug at nflug.org
> Subject: Re: Distro
> 
> 
> 
> Oh yeah?
> 
> Well, /etc/xinetd.conf calls for /etc/xinetd.d, so technically you can
> just add that segment just above the `includedir /etc/xinetd.d` line in
> /etc/xinetd.conf
> 
> So right back at 'cha -- PTHPTHPTHPTH!!
> 
> -Rob
> 
> > So there! PTHPTHPTHPTH!! :-P
> > :-)
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > --- Robert Dege <rdege at cse.Buffalo.EDU> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Does anyone know where I can get a better copy of 7.2 without problems.
> > > > I installed mine 3 times and the the start menu and tool bar dosent
> show
> > >
> > > Have you tried physically adjusting the screen on your monitor?  It might
> > > be possible that the toolbar is there, but that the way the monitor was
> > > detected, that your vertical size might be too high, thus moving the
> > > toolbar off the screen?
> > >
> > > Or maybe its a problem with relation to virutal desktop size vs actual
> > > screen size resolution.
> > >
> > > > up. For now I am using KDE which is alot better . I tried everything to
> > > > get SWAT to work and  it still wont open the port 901.
> > >
> > > An excerpt from the SAMBA README:
> > >
> > > Running via inetd
> > > -----------------
> > >
> > > You then need to edit your /etc/inetd.conf and /etc/services to enable
> > > SWAT to be launched via inetd.
> > >
> > > In /etc/services you need to add a line like this:
> > >
> > > swat            901/tcp
> > >
> > > the choice of port number isn't really important except that it should
> > > be less than 1024 and not currently used (using a number above 1024
> > > presents an obscure security hole depending on the implementation
> > > details of your inetd daemon).
> > >
> > > In /etc/inetd.conf you should add a line like this:
> > >
> > > swat    stream  tcp     nowait.400  root    /usr/local/samba/bin/swat
> swat
> > >
> > > One you have edited /etc/services and /etc/inetd.conf you need to send
> > > a HUP signal to inetd. On many systems "killall -1 inetd" will do this
> > > on others you will need to use "kill -1 PID" where PID is the process
> > > ID of the inetd daemon.
> > >
> > >
> > > Launching
> > > ---------
> > >
> > > To launch SWAT just run your favourite web browser and point it at
> > > http://localhost:901/
> > >
> > > Note that you can attach to SWAT from any IP connected machine but
> > > connecting from a remote machine leaves your connection open to
> > > password sniffing as passwords will be sent in the clear over the
> > > wire.
> > >
> > > You should be prompted for a username/password when you connect. You
> > > will need to provide the username "root" and the correct root
> > > password.
> > >
> > >
> > > ==========================
> > >
> > > Basically, if you encountered no errors with the installation with
> > > Mandrake 7.2, then a new set of CD's probably won't help.  This is
> > > what separates Linux from Windows.  If something crashes, you don't
> always
> > > need to reboot.  If something doesn't work right away, you don't
> > > neccesarily need to reformat (of course, it depends upon the severity,
> but
> > > you know what I mean ;)
> > >
> > > Dege
> > >
> > > So Many Things in Life Would Be Really Funny
> > > .... If They Weren't Happening To Me
> > >
> >
> > =====
> > Bob Meyer
> > Knightwing Communications, Inc.
> > 36 Cayuga Blvd
> > Depew, NY 14043
> > Phone: 716-308-8931 or 716-681-0076
> > Meyer_RM at Yahoo.com
> >
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> 
> 
> 
> Dege
> 
> So Many Things in Life Would Be Really Funny
> .... If They Weren't Happening To Me
> 

=====
Bob Meyer
Knightwing Communications, Inc.
36 Cayuga Blvd
Depew, NY 14043
Phone: 716-308-8931 or 716-681-0076
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