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quick look at quick look at webminwebmin

-- remote, webremote, web--based administrationbased administration

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ExampleExample

----using using webminwebmin to drive sambato drive samba

� webmin does not drive samba

� configuration files drive samba

� webmin drives configuration files

� webmin is really a fancy editor

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What is What is webminwebmin??

� a server program

� written in perl

� runs on port 10000 (default)

� graphic interface to all manner of linux config files

� point your browser to target port 10000http://<target>:10000

What does What does webminwebmin look like?look like?

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What is samba?What is samba?

� an implementation of SMB file-sharing protocol

� integrates a linux machine into a Windows network’s “file and printer sharing” activity

� has a config file with defined structure

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smb.confsmb.conf configuration fileconfiguration file

[global]

.

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[homes]

.

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[printers]

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[custom]

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file /etc/smb.conf or /etc/samba/smb.conf

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Sample bare essentialsSample bare essentials

fileserver configuration fileserver configuration

[global]

netbios name = EMACH1

workgroup = ACME

[homes]

browseable = no

writeable = yes

[sharedstuff]

path = /home/shareme

public = yes

writeable = yes

file /etc/smb.conf or /etc/samba/smb.conf

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Giving effect to Giving effect to smb.confsmb.conf

� restart the smb server to reread the config file

� equivalent alternatives

– /etc/rc.d/init.d/smb restart

– service smb restart

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Using Using webminwebmin –– initialinitial

(empty)

smb.conf

let’s go here

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Using Using webminwebmin –– globalsglobals

[global]

workgroup = ACME

netbios name = EMACH1

consequent

smb.conf

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Using Using webminwebmin –– custom sharecustom share

let’s go here

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Using Using webminwebmin –– custom sharecustom share

[global]

workgroup = ACME

netbios name = EMACH1

[shareme]

path = /home/shareme

consequent

smb.conf

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Using Using webminwebmin –– write enablewrite enable

let’s go here

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Using Using webminwebmin –– write enablewrite enable

let’s go here

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Using Using webminwebmin –– write enablewrite enable

consequent

smb.conf

[global]

workgroup = ACME

netbios name = EMACH1

[shareme]

writeable = yes

public = yes

path = /home/shareme

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Using Using webminwebmin –– giving effectgiving effect

go here

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webminwebmin resourcesresources

� webmin homepage/download

http://www.webmin.com

� The Book of Webminhttp://www.swelltech.com/support/webminguide/

� 3rd-party add-on modules

http://webmin.thirdpartymodules.com/