[Samba] How do I create a globally accessible directory [partly solved] (XP works/98 doesn't)

[Rashkae]

I would guess his smb.conf is so complex because the documentation is,
albeit thorough, very daunting when it comes to step by step procedures.
If someone is not experienced at reading 50+ screenfulls of man page, it's
very difficult to parse what's going on.

The only thing I can think of that would help this is perhaps to create
multiple sample smb.conf files that are kept as simple as possible for
typical situations....

(1 for Domain Master, 1 for Samba joining a domain, 1 for Samba acting as
a peer on unsecure network, heck even an smb.conf that makes samba behave
like Win95. (Err, forgoing the root part.))

Of course, it's pretty easy to make these grand suggestions when your
volunteering someone else's time.


On Mon, 26 Aug 2002, Joel Hammer wrote:

Why is your smb.conf so complex for such a simple situation? This works for me:

# Global parameters
[global]
	security = SHARE
	guest account = ftp
[AllFiles]
	comment = All Files
	path = /
	read only = no
	guest ok = yes

You can try security = share, too. Now, be aware that after the logon,
the user will be the guest user, in this example ftp. ftp has limited
rights. Make sure your shared directory has permissions 777.

For a stunningly windows like experience, you can make the guest user root.

Joel

> -------------------------------------
> [tmp]
>    comment = Temporary file space
>    path = /SAMBA
>    security = share
>    read only = no
>    public = yes
>    browseable = yes
>    writeable = yes
>    security = SHARE
>    log level = 3
>    hosts allow = 192.168.0. 127.0.0.
>    guest ok = yes
>    username = pcguest
>    guest ok = yes
>    guest only = yes
>    guest account = pcguest
>    read list = pcguest
>    write list = pcguest
>
> [MP3]
>    comment = MP3 Audio Files
>    path = /MP3
>    security = SHARE
>    public = yes
>    read only = Yes
>    only user = no
>    browseable = yes
>    writeable = no
>    write list = dae51d, daevid, root
>    admin users = dae51d, daevid, root
>    log level = 3
>    preexec = cat %u %H %U %G >> /tmp/logon
>    username = pcguest
>    guest ok = yes
>    guest only = yes
>    guest account = pcguest
>    read list = pcguest
>
> -------------------------------------
> smbusers:
> -------------------------------------
> # Unix_name = SMB_name1 SMB_name2 ...
> # nobody = guest pcguest smbguest
> root = administrator admin Administrator
> dae51d = daevid
>
> -------------------------------------
> smbpasswd:
> -------------------------------------
> #
> # SMB password file.
> #
> root:0:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
> :[U          ]:LCT-00000000:root
> ftp:14:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
> :[U          ]:LCT-00000000:FTP User
> nobody:99:NO PASSWORDXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:NO
> PASSWORDXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:[NU         ]:LCT-3D69B727:Nobody
> pcguest:97:NO PASSWORDXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:NO
> PASSWORDXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:[NU         ]:LCT-3D69B7D7:pcguest
> dae51d:500:017A40206826A7A3AAD3B435B51404EE:37415DEA65AD2DFD6DC3F197BCB4
> B9F0:[U          ]:LCT-3CECCF72:Daevid Vincent
>
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