Guest accounts

[Daniel de los Reyes]

I don't really understand what's behind the use of guest accounts in
samba.
Does it mean:
If a user access a resource shared by a samba server, and his
username/password is not registered in the linux server then let him access the resource using the guest account?

I understand that would mean I would have to use a valid username in
smb.conf guest account and that if I add guest ok = yes to a share it
should be accesible to anybody and the samba server would treat him as
user "whateverIsetasguestaccount"?

If this is it I must be doing something wrong because it doesn't
work.Anybody using a different account than "s2" is prompted for a
user/pass and can only use the resource using s2's account

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Daniel de los Reyes
S2-Selling Soluciones
Valencia Spain
e-mail: dadecal at s2-selling.com
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[global]
netbios name = Router
server string = Linux 2.2.17 ejecutando Samba %v
workgroup = S2-Desarrollo
security = user
guest account = s2
guest ok = yes
encrypt passwords = Yes
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
printcap name = lpstat
load printers = yes
interfaces = eth1
hosts allow = 192.168.1.

### Que trabaje como servidor wins ########################################
wins support = yes

### Que trabaje como Controlador de Dominio ###############################
#local master = yes
#os level = 99
#domain master = yes
#preferred master = yes
# domain logons = yes #De esto no estoy muy seguro

## Donde mandamos todos los logs ###########################################
log level = 2
log file = /var/log/samba.log.%m
max log size = 50
debug timestamp = yes

## El recurso del directorio del FTP (Home de S2)###########################
[S2-ftp]
path = /home/s2
browseable = yes
public = yes # Hasta que tengamos un poco de orden dejamos que pasen todos 
#guest account = s2
#guest ok = yes
#guest only = yes
comment = Directorio del FTP de S2
volume = FTP de S2
writeable = yes
create mask = 0755

## Los directorios home de los usuarios ####################################
[Home]
comment = Directorio Home de %S
path = /home/%u
valid users = %u
force user = %u
writeable = yes
browseable = no
create mask = 0755

## Las impresoras conectadas al sistema ####################################


#[EpsonStylus]
#printable=yes
# print command = /usr/bin/lpr -r -P%p %s
#print command = cp %s /tmp/tmp.print
#lpq command = /usr/bin/lpq -P%p
#lprm command = /usr/bin/lprm -P%p %j
#printer = Epson
#printing = cups
#printing = BSD
#read only = yes
#guest account = dadecal
#guest ok = yes