[Samba] How to access a 'guest ok' share from Windows withoutpassword?

[Larry Alkoff]

Here is the smb.conf:


lba at linda samba $ cat smb.conf.tillie
# Global parameters
[global]
         workgroup = LANET
         server string = Samba Server %v on %h
         map to guest = Bad User
         log level = 4
         log file = /var/log/samba.%m
         time server = Yes
         socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
         hostname lookups = Yes
         logon home = \\%h\%u
         os level = 65
         preferred master = Yes
         domain master = Yes
         wins proxy = Yes
         wins support = Yes
         hosts allow = 192.168.0., 127.

[homes]
         comment = Home Directories
         read only = No
         browseable = No

[all]
         comment = Entire disk from /
         path = /
         read only = No

[lba]
         comment = Larry's home directory
         path = /home/lba
         read only = No

[public]
         comment = Public directory
         path = /public
         read only = No

[printers]
         comment = All Printers
         path = /var/spool/samba
         printable = Yes
         browseable = No



Kirk B. Dice wrote:
> Is the security parameter in your smb.conf file set the 'share'?  If not,
> try to post your smb.conf file.
> 
> Kirk
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry Alkoff" <labradley at mindspring.com>
> To: <samba at lists.samba.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 12:56 PM
> Subject: [Samba] How to access a 'guest ok' share from Windows
> withoutpassword?
> 
> 
>> I have a Slackware Linux box called Tillie with three shares.
>> All at /, user at /home/user and public at /public which is "guest ok"
>> for access without a password.
>>
>> The problem is that Tillie shows up in Windows Network Neighborhood as a
>> single icon.  To open that icon and see the three shares Windows demands
>> a password, thus making it impossible to access.
>>
>> Is there any way to get around this?
>>
>> Larry
>>
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Larry Alkoff N2LA - Austin TX
Using Thunderbird on Slackware Linux