System information

Chapter 4. Installing and configuring Samba 65
Figure 4-2 SWAT home page
As you can see in Figure 4-2, there are seven categories available:
1. Home - where you can view all the documentation you need about Samba.
2. Globals - where you can view and modify the global parameters.
3. Shares - where you can view, modify, and add shares.
4. Printers - where you can view, modify, and add printers.
5. Status - where you can check the current status, start, and stop the Samba server.
6. View - where you can view the configuration settings in smb.conf.
7. Passwords - where you can manage users and passwords.
Now we will briefly describe the functions available in SWAT.
Important: Any Linux user can access SWAT, but only a root user can make changes.
Remember, when you are logging on to SWAT from a remote machine, you are
sending the password in clear text. This can be a security issue, so we recommend
that you perform SWAT administration locally or over a secure network.
Note: The seven function icons are at the top of all the SWAT Web pages.
After you make configuration changes, the Samba server must be restarted.