Special Edition Using Linux®, Sixth Edition

Troubleshooting

SWAT doesn't appear to be working for me. When I type http://localhost:901, I get a connection refused error.

Ensure you have an entry in /etc/services like this:

swat            901/tcp         # Samba Web Administration Tool

Also ensure you have an entry in /etc/inetd.conf like this:

swat    stream  tcp     nowait.400 root    /usr/sbin/tcpd swat

Stop and start inetd:

/etc/rc.d/init.d/inet stop && /etc/rc.d/init.d/inet start

Grep netstat's output for an open port 901:

netstat -an | grep 901
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:901             0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN

If the results of the first line above yield the second line, you should get a login prompt from swat.

I get a login prompt, but I am denied access.

Make sure you are logging in as root exactly as you would if you were logging ...