[Samba] Can't get guest users to see a drive without logging in

[Edmundo Valle Neto]

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.
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> 	Kind regards,
>
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> Felipe Augusto van de Wiel <felipe at paranacidade.org.br>
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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