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Re: Building Samba 2.2.2 on Potato (SWAT problems)



tried logging into SWAT as root?

At 01:24 AM 12/5/01 -0400, William Cooper wrote:
>Hello all,
>    I'm trying to build Samba 2.2.2 on Potato (I need the pdc functions
>for a demonstration of Linux replacing Win NT/2K), but I keep running
>into a problem. I cannot get SWAT to authenticate any users to log in.
>    I know that there is no problem with the user name and password,
>because I can access the shares using them.
>
>    I used the following command to configure the install:
>configure --mandir=/usr/local/man --with-acl-support
>
>    I used the following to build and install Samba:
>
>make
>make install /* as root */
>
>    I added the lines for SWAT into the "inetd.conf" file for nmbd, smbd
>and SWAT and made sure the appropriate lines existed in "services"
>    So far the only way I have been able to get SWAT to work is to start
>it with the "-a" option in "inetd.conf"
>
>    The smb.conf file is as follows:
>
>[global]
>        workgroup = HOME
>        server string = %h server (Samba %v)
>        encrypt passwords = Yes
>
>[homes]
>        comment = Home Directories
>        read only = No
>        create mask = 0700
>        directory mask = 0700
>        browseable = No
>
>    Does anybody now what I'm doing wrong? I've tried the configure
>command with and without any options and still get the same problem. If
>anybody can give me a hand at solving this I would be most thankful.
>    Oh yes.... This potato is completely stock, no testing or unstable
>packages, kernel 2.2.18pre21. MD5 and shadow password enabled.
>
>TIA
>    Bill
>
>
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