'map to guest' option

[Mike Dawson]

After some more playing I've found that the map to guest function works perfectly when logging on from a windows 98 client.  Win2k, however, just returns an 'unexpected login error' and won't let me in unless I provide a valid user and password.

log.nmbd shows process_logon_packet messages, but nothing appears in log.smbd where if it was working it would print user not found and connect as guest messages..

Mike Dawson

On Wed, Feb 07, 2001 at 07:11:20AM -0600, Gerald Carter wrote:
> Mike Dawson wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I'd like users who log on as a user who does not exist 
> > on the system to be quietly allowed access as the guest 
> > user.  I set the 'map to guest = bad user' option in 
> > the [global] part of the config, but there's no 
> > change to the default behaviour which is to deny access 
> > to unknown users.
> > 
> > The Samba server is set up as a PDC and the workstations 
> > are running win2k.  I've had the same problem 
> > with Samba 2.2alpha1 and TNG.
> 
> Check the 'public' parameter and make sure you have a valid
> gues account defined.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> CHeers, jerry
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