[Samba] Re: guest ok = yes, not working(?)

[Rex Dieter]

Rex Dieter wrote:
> I've setup a samba-3.0.11 share with 
> [General]
>   guest account = ftp
>   security = domain
> [pub]
>   comment = pub
>   path = /pub
>   read only = yes
>   browseable = no
>   guest ok = yes
> 
> And attempts to access the share from WinXP(sp2) clients anonymously fail.

Found it!  (documented at 
http://de.samba.org/samba/docs/man/smb.conf.5.html#SECURITY)

Turns out, when using other than
security = share
one needs to set (in [General] )
map to guest = Bad User

to make guest ok work.

-- Rex