BUG IN SWAT !!

[werner maes]

I have done some new tests and I can now confirm that waiting more than
one minute doesn't work, nor doing a reload of the smb.conf file through
"smb reload". The only thing that works is restarting the smb daemon.

Werner Maes
KULeuven

Mikkel K Johnsen wrote:

> Yes, I have read that too, but I have not tested it. (60 sec). Doesn't it
> work after 60 sec ?
>
> You can run "smb reload", that makes samba reread the smb.conf file. (or
> send it HUP)
>
> -- Mikkel
>
> "Werner Maes" <werner.maes at cc.kuleuven.ac.be> wrote in message
> news:398EE12C.68C66EC5 at cc.kuleuven.ac.be...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I think (in fact I'm quite sure) I have found the following bug in Swat.
> >
> > In my configuration I use the global option "invalid users=@class".
> > When I set this option using SWAT, all works fine after "commit
> > changes".
> > Users who belong to the "class" group cannot access the server.
> >
> > But when I erase this value using SWAT and do "commit changes",
> > everything
> > SEEMS to be ok, but in fact these users still can't access the server.
> > Only when I restart the smb daemon (using SWAT, Status) everything is
> > really ok and users of the "class" group can access the server. But I do
> > not want to restart the smb daemon since this breaks all existing
> > connections.
> >
> > Does anybody has any idea?
> > Can anyone of the Samba team confirm this issue or not?
> >
> > Thanks alot,
> >
> > Werner Maes
> > KULeuven
> >
> >