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SWAT Your Samba Problems

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 1, 2008

“If you need to share files or printers with Windows machines,
you’re likely using Samba and know how to administer and configure
it by editing configuration files and starting and stopping the
daemon. However, there’s an easier, graphical way to configure your
box: the Samba Web Administration Tool.

“SWAT allows you to set up all aspects of your Samba server
through an intuitive Web interface in a style similar to
Webmin…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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