[Samba] problems with cupsaddsmb

[Kurt Pfeifle]

> Message: 41
> Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 23:37:31 +0100
> From: Marco Röben <roeben at web.de>
> Subject: Re: [Samba] problems with cupsaddsmb
> To: samba at lists.samba.org
> 
> Kurt Pfeifle wrote:
> 
> 
>>>>> 	security = share
>>
>>> 
>>> Have you ever tried (like is suggested in the Samba HOWTO and the
>>> cupsaddsmb man page) to use
>>> 
>>>          security = user
> 
> 
> I had this setting bevore, but never tried to start cupsaddsmb with this
> setting. Now ist runs without any error messages. Printer is accessible
> under windows. Thanx!
> 
> But, now Samba ask for username and pass when somebody connects to the
> server. I don't want this. The public-directory should be accessibly to
> all users without username and pass.
> 

Well, how is this then:

define a "guest account = nobody" in your smb.conf (make sure there is
a Unix user "nobody" on your system, with little rights and no shell
access) and use "map to guest = bad user" in smb.conf


> Thanx again for the hint!
> 
> regards
> Marco
> 

Cheers,
Kurt