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by Christian Perrier
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Abstract: |
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This document attempts to outline the requirements for SWAT 2. In particular, |
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this is an attempt to bring together some ideas in order to stimulate though |
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about what exactly we want SWAT to do. |
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Introduction: |
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Swat, as it exists in Samba 3 and before, is not significantly more than an |
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editor for smb.conf. The interface seems targeted at users who are already |
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familiar with smb.conf configuration. |
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For version 4 of the Samba suite, we would like to provide a swat that becomes |
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the definitive tool for configuring Samba. As this is a fairly difficult task, |
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it is imperative that a significant amount of thought is given to both the |
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internal structure and the user interface of Swat. |
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Current Issues: |
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- swat completely destroys the current format of smb.conf. Any ordering of |
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parameters, comments, and whitespace formatting will be lost. |
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- though the wizard is very useful, it does not provide enough functionality |
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to setup a first time user. (e.g. the workgroup cannot be set in the wizard) |
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- in almost all configurations, many of the displayed params should be left |
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empty. (i.e. netbios aliases) |
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- installation is not easy for most users |
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- nobody uses it |
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Future Issues: |
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- The number of configuration parameters, as much as we all hate them, are |
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likely to grow. Many will be for small strings or such things. The current |
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SWAT layout will not handle this very well |
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Wishlist: |
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- a registry editor in swat |
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- the advanced / developer options available, but hidden from basic users |
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- a more beginner-oriented wizard |
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- I (vance) would like to see a something that asks a few questions, like |
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what do you want to do? (check all that apply) |
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o share files |
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o share printers |
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o be a domain controller |
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what kind of network are you on? (choose one) |
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o home network, no domain, no passwords |
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o small office network, no domain |
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o small office network, pre-existing domain |
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o medium network, pre-existing domain |
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o large network, pre-existing domain |
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what kind of computers are on your network? (check all that apply) |
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o w31 |
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o W9x |
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o NT |
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o w2k |
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o xp / w2k3 |
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- a "make copy" function for shares, to allow users to clone existing shares |
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then edit them |
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- some smarts for parameters: |
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- a user/group selector for things like valid users, admin users, read list, |
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write list, etc. |
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- an fs navigator for path type things |
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