Configuring Swat Revisited

Tue Mar 6 02:06:07 GMT 2001

Still I can't get SWAT working.

I change the httpd.conf in your mail.  This time the Netscape returns error
message, "A network error occurred while Netscape was receiving data.
(Network error: Broken pipe) Try connecting again"

Regards,
Edmond
----- Original Message -----
From: "Russ Brucks" <russb at kfoc.net>
To: "Sean Cornelius" <stcornelius at Tusk.Edu>
Cc: "samba" <samba at lists.samba.org>
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 5:22 PM
Subject: Configuring Swat Revisited

> Okay, here's what you need to do.  You have to configure apache.  This
won't
> be too hard.  You will need to edit the httpd.conf located in
> /etc/httpd/conf directory.  Look through the httpd.conf file until you
find
> this line:
>
> #Servername localhost
>
> It may or may not have the # in front of it.  You need to edit this line
and
> make it say:
>
> Servername yourservernamegoeshere
>
> For example, my server is named discfarm, so this line looks like this in
my
> httpd.conf file:
>
> Servername discfarm
>
> Notice there is no # in front of the line.  Putting a # in front of a line
> makes apache think it is just a comment.  (A very common Linux/Un*x
> practice)  The httpd.conf is a big file, in my file the line containing
> 'Severname discfarm' was number 398.  You can determine on what line this
> occurs in your file by using this command:
>
> grep -ni "servername" /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
>
> The output of the command is     line number : line string
>
> You may also need to enable the CGI script handler.  I'm not sure if SWAT
> uses this or not.  Use grep again to find the line number for this change:
>
> grep -ni "AddHandler cgi-script" /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
>
> Mine reported it to be line number 810.  (Learn to use grep, it is a
> powerful ally!)
> All you need to do to enable the AddHandler cgi-script line is to remove
the
> # from in front of it.  If you are familiar with the vi text editor, you
can
> start vi with:
>
> vi +linenumber httpd.conf       For example, vi +810 httpd.conf will start
> the editor right at the 810th line.
>
> If you are unsure how to use vi (it can be a bit intimidating at first
until
> you understand how it operates) then either read the man page on vi, or
use
> another editor you are confortable with.  Once all of this is done, go
ahead
> and restart the apache daemon with:
>
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd restart
>
> This should get you a properly configured web server to run SWAT.
Hopefully
> this will get you off and running.  If not feel free to email me again.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Russ
>
>
> ===== Original Message from stcornelius at Tusk.Edu (Sean Cornelius) at
3/05/01
> 2:47 pm
> >Could you please send a copy of yours, somehow mines is not configured
> >correct. I ran a testparm  and it used the smb.conf form
> >/etc/samba/smb.conf. When I tried to open the apache, it said failed.
"Use
> >the Servername directive to set it manually". I'm lost now, if I need to
> >start from scratch I'm willing to do so. I Appreciate all the help you
have
> >given so far. I hope we can resolve this. All the ocumentation is based
off
> >the old Samba. HELP!!!!!!!!!
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Russ Brucks" <russb at kfoc.net>
> >To: "Sean Cornelius" <stcornelius at Tusk.Edu>
> >Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 2:37 PM
> >Subject: RE: FWD: Configuring Swat
> >
> >
> >> Hmmm...  There should have already been an entry for swat in the
services
> >> file...  Did you check to see if it was already there first?  I'm not
sure
> >> what it would do if it were there twice.  If it is there twice then
remove
> >> one of them.  Also, what exactly did you add to the xinetd.conf??  My
> >> xinetd.conf is a very small file, not really much to add to it.  You
> >didn't
> >> say what you changed on that...  Perhaps that is fouling it up.  Did
you
> >> make backups of your files before hand editing them?  Always a good
> >idea...
> >> If not I can send mine to you.  Do you have apache running?  Can you
bring
> >> up the Apache test page by browsing to http://hostname ???  If apache
> >isn't
> >> running that could be causing this problem.  To start apache run this
> >> command:
> >>
> >> /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd start
> >>
> >> If apache wasn't running and you now want it to start the next time you
> >> reboot (instead of having to start it manually) you need to run this
> >> command:
> >>
> >> /sbin/chkconfig --level 345 httpd on
> >>
> >> Then run:
> >>
> >> /sbin/chkconfig --list httpd
> >>
> >> This should show you that httpd is ON during runlevels 3, 4, and 5
> >>
> >> Last but not least, have you tried totally restarting the server?
Perhaps
> >> there is another daemon that needs to be restarted.  I recall
restarting
> >> many services when I was trying to figure this one out...
unfortunately
> >> that was months and months ago, so I'm trying to go off my less than
> >perfect
> >> memory...  Hope this helps.  Please feel free to email back for more
help.
> >>
> >> Russ
> >>
> >> ===== Original Message from stcornelius at Tusk.Edu (Sean Cornelius) at
> >3/02/01
> >> 2:17 pm
> >> >Hey Russ, I greatly appreciated the words of advice and it must have
> >worked
> >> >to some extent. I reatart the xinetd and it said "o.k."The only thing
now
> >is
> >> >when I went to the browser and typed http://localhost:901 the machines
> >gave
> >> >me a error of connection refused, server not accepting connection or
> >server
> >> >is busy. I must have configured something else incorrectly. I edited
the
> >> >file you spoke of the exact same way you sent, I had to delete some
lines
> >> >that were there. I not sure if I was supposed to do that but anyhow
this
> >> >what I did do. I added in the /etc/services file "swat    901/tcp" and
> >> >another line in the xinetd.conf file. I have a feeling this was
incorrect
> >> >and don't know the consequences of these actions. HELP, thank you
> >> >----- Original Message -----
> >> >From: "Russ Brucks" <russb at kfoc.net>
> >> >To: "Sean Cornelius" <stcornelius at Tusk.Edu>
> >> >Cc: "samba" <samba at lists.samba.org>
> >> >Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 1:43 PM
> >> >Subject: RE: FWD: Configuring Swat
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Hi Sean,
> >> >>
> >> >> I had this problem when I upgraded our servers to RedHat 7.  In
RedHat
> >7
> >> >> they changed from running the inetd.d to running xinetd.d.  This is
the
> >> >> daemon that figures out what programs to start when a port is
accessed.
> >> >> Port 901 is for swat, this is configured in your /etc/services file.
> >In
> >> >the
> >> >> /etc/xinetd.d/ directory you'll find a file called swat.  Edit this
> >file
> >> >so
> >> >> it looks like this:
> >> >>
> >> >> service swat
> >> >> {
> >> >> port = 901
> >> >> socket_type = stream
> >> >> wait = no
> >> >> user = root
> >> >> server = /usr/sbin/swat
> >> >> log_on_failure += USERID
> >> >> }
> >> >>
> >> >> The swat service is disabled by default.  This will enable it.
Also,
> >be
> >> >> sure to to restart the xinetd.d or else you will be left scratching
> >your
> >> >> head, wondering why I gave you bum scoop.  :-)  You can restart
> >xinetd.d
> >> >by
> >> >> running this command.  (You should be doing all of this as root,
btw.)
> >> >>
> >> >> /etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd restart
> >> >>
> >> >> That should get you running SWAT.  If you have any other questions,
> >feel
> >> >> free to email me at   russb at kfoc.net
> >> >>
> >> >> cheers,
> >> >>
> >> >> Russ
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> ===== Original Message from stcornelius at Tusk.Edu (Sean Cornelius) at
> >> >3/02/01
> >> >> 1:21 pm
> >> >> >----- Original Message -----
> >> >> >From: Sean Cornelius
> >> >> >To: samba at lists.samba.org
> >> >> >Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 11:59 AM
> >> >> >Subject: Configuring Swat
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >I'm just learning how yo use Samba, the version I downloaded is
Samba
> >> >2.0.7. Needless to say
> >> >> this is my first time and I'm lost. I'm sure Samba is loaded to the
> >> >system.
> >> >> Oh I using Linux RedHat 7.0. I'm now lost on how to get the swat
> >working,
> >> >if
> >> >> anyone could shed any light on this
> >> >> >subject it would be greatly appreciated.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Sean Cornelius
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
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