[KLUG Members] samba 3.0 and debian Sarge RC

[Richard Harding]

Richard Harding wrote:

> I have a system I am setting up to play with to act as a home 
> print/file server and such. I am using the latest Debian Sarge RC and 
> so my packages are testing.
>
> I installed the following packages:
> ii  samba          3.0.7-1        a LanManager-like file and printer 
> server fo
> ii  samba-common   3.0.7-1        Samba common files used by both the 
> server a
> ii  swat           3.0.7-1        Samba Web Administration Tool
>
> I have worked with samba on woody which is an older 2.whatever 
> release. When I installed the packages for that the smb.conf file had 
> a ton of things in it and was well commented. This new 3.0 package has 
> a conf file with only the following in it:
> [global]
>
> # Do something sensible when Samba crashes: mail the admin a backtrace
>   panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
> wins support = no
>
>
> Am I missing something? Did samba 3.0 change so much or am I just 
> dealin with testing packages? Anyone else tried this out?
>
> I also installed the swat package to try out and it's there, but the 
> service is not running and I can't connect to it. I was confused why 
> the samba packages seem to be such a mess. I am wondering if it's just 
> me or if I am just not doing things right for the new versions of 
> everything. My samba install on woody was pretty easy and with the 
> great conf file I managed to config it just by reading the comments on 
> it.
>
> Thanks
>
> Rick
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Never mind, I'm just an idiot on the weekend. Swat wiped the smb.conf 
file on install and then I found swat set to off in the inetd.conf file.

I have swat running, now to get my printers shared.