system-config-samba

[Jatin K]

On Friday 05 August 2011 06:32 PM, François Patte wrote:
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> Le 05/08/2011 12:00, gpe a écrit :
>> On 05/08/11 10:53, François Patte wrote:
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>>> I try to translate:
>>>
>>> Authentication error:
>>>
>>> The permission asked for "org.fedoraproject.config.samba.configure" was
>>> not given. The application is going to shut down now.
>>>
>> The text in english is:
>> "The authorization needed for 'org.fedoraproject.config.samba.configure'
>> could not be obtained. The application will exit now."
>>
>>> What does this mean? How to solve the problem?
>>>
>> It happens for example if you click cancel on the authentication window.
>> You have to enter the root password in the Black popup.
> Thank you for answering.
>
> If I cancel the window with this message, nothing happens.
>
>> Alternatively you can open up a terminal, became root with su then
>> system-config-samba
> This works, but poorly: I can add a shares, but only a directory, not a
> printer for instance..
>
> Now I have new problems: I tried to use swat. Installed everything,
> configure everything (xinetd...) but I cannot connect to swat:
>
> - - with localhost:901, firefox is searching for localhost.com (and fails)
>
> - -with "hostname":901, firefox  is searching for hostname.com (and faisl)
>
> - -with IP:901, I get a message: "connection has been reset... try
> again..." and so on.
>
> The port 901 is open according to system-config-firewall (which I cannot
> access through System>Admin (like system-config-samba...)
>

try iptables -F


> How can I get rid off these "stupid" security setting which are set in a
> such a way that you cannot configure anything: they block anything if
> you ask for samba, firewall, etc. instead of asking for root password,
> and you cannot graphically login as root and.... give message which
> cannot be understand.
>
> I stopped Selinux, but nothing has changed up to now.
>
> Using f14
>
> Thanks for (understable) answers.
> - --
> François Patte
> UFR de mathématiques et informatique
> Université Paris Descartes
> 45, rue des Saints Pères
> F-75270 Paris Cedex 06
> Tél. +33 (0)1 4286 2145
> http://www.math-info.univ-paris5.fr/~patte
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