[Samba] anonymous only share asking LANMAN password

[Joerg Thuemmler]

J. Bakshi schrieb:
> 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
>  
> ```````````````
> guest account = nobody
> `````````````````
> 
> in [global] section and restarted samba but no luck :-(
> 

Hi,

the only difference to your smb.conf (from my for same settings) is a

	share modes = yes
in
	[global]

and your force user and force group entries, seems to me they aren't
needed and if, they aren't properly, as your guest user is nobody and
not nouser...

cu jth


cu jth