[Samba] anonymous only share asking LANMAN password

[J. Bakshi]

J. Bakshi wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> I am trying to make a very simple samba share with out any
> authentication which will work inside the lan only and accessible from
> winxp too.
> This is debian lenny box and samba is   2:3.2.5-4lenny7
>
> To achieve this I have written smb.conf ( collected from testparm as )
>
> ```````````````````````````````````
> Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
> Processing section "[shared]"
> Global parameter deadtime found in service section!
> Loaded services file OK.
> Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
> Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions
>
> [global]
>         workgroup = OFFICE_DEBIAN_SERVER
>         server string = %h server
>         interfaces = lo, eth0, eth1
>         bind interfaces only = Yes
>         security = SHARE
>         log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
>         max log size = 1000
>         panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
>
> [shared]
>         comment = Public Shared Folder
>         path = /home/shared
>         force user = nouser
>         force group = nobody
>         read only = No
>         force create mode = 0777
>         force directory mode = 0777
>         guest only = Yes
>         guest ok = Yes
> ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
>
> After restarting the samba I tried to mount the shared from a win box
> and it still asking for authentication. then I tried from a linux box
> and get as below
>
> ```````````````````````````````
> smbclient //192.168.1.1/shared  web
> Domain=[OFFICE_DEBIAN_SERVER] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.2.5]
> Server not using user level security and no password supplied.
> Server requested LANMAN password (share-level security) but 'client
> lanman auth' is disabled
> tree connect failed: SUCCESS - 0
> `````````````````````````````````````
>
> could any one please tell me what prevents  my samba to work properly ?
> Thanks
>   


I have also added
 
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guest account = nobody
`````````````````

in [global] section and restarted samba but no luck :-(