[Samba] Can't get guest users to see a drive without logging
in
Edmundo Valle Neto
edmundo.valle at terra.com.br
Tue Oct 3 17:14:08 GMT 2006
Felipe Augusto van de Wiel escreveu:
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> On 09/22/2006 01:15 PM, Scott Simpson escreveu:
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>> I have a drive set up like
>>
>> [public]
>> comment = Public drive for miscellaneous stuff
>> path = /apps/local/public
>> writable = yes
>> guest ok = yes
>> force user = root
>> force group = engr
>> create mask = 0664
>> directory mask = 0775
>> public = yes
>> browseable = yes
>>
>> and I want users without Unix accounts to be able to access this drive
>> from
>> Windows machines. However, whenever they try to access the drive it asks
>> for
>> a login password. Users with Linux accounts on the machine aren't asked
>> for
>> the password. How can I let in guest users without Linux accounts?
>> Thanks.
>>
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> My guess is that you having problems with your guest
> account and trying to set the user (force user) to be root.
>
> Kind regards,
>
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> Felipe Augusto van de Wiel <felipe at paranacidade.org.br>
> Coordenadoria de Tecnologia da Informação (CTI) - SEDU/PARANACIDADE
> http://www.paranacidade.org.br/ Phone: (+55 41 3350 3300)
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If you use security = user and want that unexistent accounts be mapped
to guest without beeing asked for a password you can use the "map to
guest = Bad User" option.
Regards.
Edmundo Valle Neto
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