Try "smb start" from a command line? At 03:07 PM 12/31/2001 -0800, Ken Nowack wrote: >Ok, now we're at least getting somewhere. > >I went to the doc you specify. Swat was already >enabled. So I figure, hey, why don't I try to restart >xinted anyway, just to be sure it's running properly. > >service xinetd status: xinetd stopped > >Ok now that's odd. The services list in the MCC list >it as running. (Ya know, the more I work with this >system, the more I realize I have GOT to stop using >that MCC for anything) > >Ok, fine, start xinetd. > >service xinetd start: Starting xinetd: [OK] > >touch: creating '/var/lock/subsys/xinetd': Permission >denied > >And still, no dice whatsoever. Cannot connect to >localhost port:901 > >(bangs his face on the keyboard) > >Umm, I'd really like to use swat. But, I give up. >Could you go ahead and send the smb.conf file you use >to me Dave? I was hoping to get a basic config written >using swat and then alter as needed to fine tune. But >I guess this way works just as well. It's not that I >mind doing things by hand, it just bugs the crap out >of me when things don't work. > >Thanks for your time, > >Ken >--- James Sparenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Ken, >> Had a simular problem when I installed 8.0 and >> then again with 8.1 if you go to /etc/xinetd.d and >> edit the swat file you will see a line that says >> disable=yes. Change that to disable=no and then >> /etc/init.d/xinetd restart. This will reload xinetd >> with swat enabled. >> >> James >> >> On Mon, 31 Dec 2001 13:46:11 -0800 (PST) >> Ken Nowack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > Hello again, >> > >> > Well, I had samba and swat both installed during >> the >> > initial installation. After I got my network up >> and >> > running I went to try the SWAT config tool to get >> > samba running. It brings up a Konqueror window and >> > gives the error "cannot connect to localhost port >> 901" >> > >> > Ok, so I figure maybe bad install. So I verify my >> > packages, still no dice. I check for upgrades, >> samba >> > has a newer version package. So I download the rpm >> and >> > install it. Then I start the samba services. Try >> swat >> > again. No dice. I figure maybe bastille is >> > interfering. I shut down bastille and try again, >> no >> > dice. Hmmm.... The next thing I think is maybe I >> > should verify apache is working properly. So I >> test >> > apache. I bring up a window https://127.0.0.1. >> Bingo >> > apache welcome page. Try swat again. No dice. >> > >> > I figured maybe I should just go the webmin route >> to >> > save me the hassle of figuring this issue out. I >> go to >> > mandrakeuser.org docs. I pull up the doc's for >> https >> > and webmin. I scan down a few lines and what does >> it >> > say? It says to modify httpd.conf changing user >> and >> > group to root. No way in heck I'm running it as >> root >> > being the new admin that I am. So for fun I decide >> to >> > try anyway, just to see. Edit the doc, restart >> httpd, >> > failed. Apache doesn't want to let me run as root. >> So >> > I figure webmin is out. >> > >> > So as a last ditch effort, I try the MCC. It at >> least >> > has the basic config wizard. Maybe if I could get >> that >> > far I could get swat working. The wizard gets to >> the >> > second screen and reports that my network is not >> > configured 'at all'. Now I'm completely confused. >> Not >> > only is my network configured, not only is it >> > currently working, but I even used the damn MCC to >> > configure it (at first at least, the >> > InteractiveBastille later). >> > >> > What the heck should I try next? >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > Ken
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