cd ~/downloads/samba-/source ./configure make su # remove old samba rpm -e --nodeps `rpm -qa | grep samba` #out put of above command warning: /etc/xinetd.d/swat saved as /etc/xinetd.d/swat.rpmsave warning: /etc/samba/smb.conf saved as /etc/samba/smb.conf.rpmsave Removing winbind entries from /etc/nsswitch.conf cd ~/downloads/samba-/source make install # blurb from make install command The binaries are installed. You may restore the old binaries (if there were any) using the command "make revert". You may uninstall the binaries using the command "make uninstallbin" or "make uninstall" to uninstall binaries, man pages and shell scripts. cd swat/ vi README cp /etc/xinet.d/swat.rpmsave /etc/xinet.d/swat # edit to change server locale service swat { disable = no port = 901 socket_type = stream wait = no only_from = 127.0.0.1 user = root # server = /usr/sbin/swat server = /usr/local/samba/sbin/swat log_on_failure += USERID }