Guest can't access IPC$ - Samba 1.9.18p7, Linux 2.0.32

[Alex Satrapa]

I'm not sure what broke my samba server, but I *used* to be able to
distribute patches for software to my guests from my Samba server. Some
time in between, I've upgraded Linux from 2.0.30 to 2.0.32, and I've
upgraded the Samba RPM from whatever to 1.9.18p7.

Now, I can't even browse the share list without logging on. Any idea what
gives? Does anyone have this configuration working properly? Oh... if I use
smbclient from a Linux shell, I can get a browse list by pressing "enter"
at the Password prompt - at which point Samba figures I must be a guest
user and gives me the browse list (but I'm not sure if this is smbclient or
smbd functionality).

I've read the doco, I've got
 security = user
 encrypt passwords = no
 guest account = pcguest
in the /etc/smb.conf file, I've got
 guest::...:/bin/false
in the /etc/passwd file... I don't know what else to do!

I'm going to try regressing my Samba RPM to earlier versions, then I'll
start checking non-RPM versions (God forbid - I might even have to look at
the source code :P)

Thanks in advance!
Alex Satrapa

Windows 95: n. 32 bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16 bit patch
to an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit microprocessor,
written by a 2 bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition.
                   http://ucnet.canberra.edu.au/~packrat/windows_sig.html