[Samba] guest account beyond my grasp

[Craig White]

On Wed, 2006-03-15 at 18:09 -0500, Peter wrote:
> --- Craig White <craigwhite at azapple.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 2006-03-15 at 17:45 -0500, Peter wrote:
> > > Hi, I'm using 3.0.21b and I cannot get the guest account to work.
> > > 
> > > some of smb.conf:
> > > 
> > > ------------------------------
> > >    security = user
> > >    hosts allow = 192.168.2. 127.
> > >    guest account = visiteur
> > >    log level = 2
> > >    log file = /var/log/samba/samba.%m
> > >    max log size = 1024
> > >    socket options = TCP_NODELAY
> > > 
> > > [publique]
> > >    path = /vol2/samba/publique
> > >    browseable = yes
> > >    guest ok = yes
> > > ------------------------------
> > > 
> > > # grep visiteur /etc/passwd 
> > > visiteur:*:1009:1013:Samba guest user:/home/visiteur:/bin/sh
> > > 
> > > When on Win2k when I click the server icon the pop-up box appears
> > and I
> > > put in "visiteur" for user and a blank for password the server's
> > log
> > > says:
> > > 
> > > ------------------------------
> > > [2006/03/14 21:19:33, 2] smbd/sesssetup.c:setup_new_vc_session(772)
> > >   setup_new_vc_session: New VC == 0, if NT4.x compatible we would
> > close
> > > all old resources.
> > > [2006/03/14 21:19:33, 2] smbd/sesssetup.c:setup_new_vc_session(772)
> > >   setup_new_vc_session: New VC == 0, if NT4.x compatible we would
> > close
> > > all old resources.
> > > [2006/03/14 21:19:33, 2] auth/auth.c:check_ntlm_password(317)
> > >   check_ntlm_password:  Authentication for user [My Name] -> [My
> > Name]
> > > FAILED with error NT_STATUS_NO_SUCH_USER
> > > [2006/03/14 21:19:33, 2] smbd/sesssetup.c:setup_new_vc_session(772)
> > >   setup_new_vc_session: New VC == 0, if NT4.x compatible we would
> > close
> > > all old resources.
> > > [2006/03/14 21:19:33, 2] smbd/sesssetup.c:setup_new_vc_session(772)
> > >   setup_new_vc_session: New VC == 0, if NT4.x compatible we would
> > close
> > > all old resources.
> > > [2006/03/14 21:19:33, 2] auth/auth.c:check_ntlm_password(317)
> > >   check_ntlm_password:  Authentication for user [My Name] -> [My
> > Name]
> > > FAILED with error NT_STATUS_NO_SUCH_USER
> > > [2006/03/14 21:19:37, 2] smbd/sesssetup.c:setup_new_vc_session(772)
> > >   setup_new_vc_session: New VC == 0, if NT4.x compatible we would
> > close
> > > all old resources.
> > > [2006/03/14 21:19:37, 2] smbd/sesssetup.c:setup_new_vc_session(772)
> > >   setup_new_vc_session: New VC == 0, if NT4.x compatible we would
> > close
> > > all old resources.
> > > [2006/03/14 21:19:37, 2] auth/auth.c:check_ntlm_password(317)
> > >   check_ntlm_password:  Authentication for user [visiteur] ->
> > > [visiteur] FAILED with error NT_STATUS_WRONG_PASSWORD
> > > ------------------------------
> > > 
> > > "My Name" is the logon name to this windows box that comes up
> > > automatically when the system is booted.
> > > 
> > > But I am successful when I try from the command line on the server
> > > itself:
> > > 
> > > # smbclient \\\\nemex\\publique
> > > Password: 
> > > Anonymous login successful
> > > Domain=[PLATEAU] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.21b]
> > > smb: \> exit
> > > 
> > > ------------------------------
> > > # tail -15 /var/log/samba/nemex
> > > 
> > > [2006/03/15 17:42:53, 2] auth/auth.c:check_ntlm_password(317)
> > >   check_ntlm_password:  Authentication for user [super] -> [super]
> > > FAILED with error NT_STATUS_NO_SUCH_USER
> > > [2006/03/15 17:42:53, 2] lib/access.c:check_access(324)
> > >   Allowed connection from  (192.168.2.213)
> > > [2006/03/15 17:42:53, 1] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(693)
> > >   nemex (192.168.2.213) connect to service publique initially as
> > user
> > > visiteur (uid=1009, gid=1013) (pid 667)
> > > [2006/03/15 17:42:54, 1] smbd/service.c:close_cnum(885)
> > >   nemex (192.168.2.213) closed connection to service publique
> > > [2006/03/15 17:42:54, 2] smbd/server.c:exit_server(614)
> > >   Closing connections
> > > ------------------------------
> > > 
> > > How can I get access to the guest account from the windows box?
> > ----
> > man smb.conf
> > 
> > /map to guest
> > 
> > map to guest = Bad User
> 
> Thanks but why should I need to use this hack?
----
why do I bother directing people to information that they don't seem to
want to read?

man smb.conf

/map to guest

Craig