[Samba] Access to a share resource without password

[Marcello Romani]

Il 25/02/2011 16:22, J. L. Cabral ha scritto:
> Dear, I have a Linux Samba server and a Windows XP SP2 client joined
> to the "g-company.net" domain.
>
> I want to access a Linux share resource in /var/share without password
> from WXP desktop FROM ANY USER.
>
> This is my scenario:
>
> - I don't create any Linux local user because I want total access from any user
>
> - I use security = share
>
> - My smbusers file is:
>
> root = administrator admin
> nobody = guest pcguest smbguest
>
> - The Windows XP guest account is "guest" but I don't know if it has
> any password setup.
>
> - This is my smb.conf:
>
> [global]
> 	workgroup = G-COMPANY.NET
> 	server string = Samba Server Version %v
> 	security = SHARE
> 	passdb backend = tdbsam
>
> [share]
> 	comment = Archivos Compartidos
> 	path = /var/share
> 	read only = No
> 	create mask = 0700
> 	directory mask = 0700
> 	guest only = Yes
> 	guest ok = Yes
>
> Form Windows XP I execute:
>
> \\samba_server\share
>
> but I get the error "DENIED ACCESS".
>
> What can I do to access this resource ???
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> JeLo

Hi,
     I have a similar setup.
I forced /var/share to be owned by group "publicshare", and in smb.conf 
I have force group = publicshare. The permission bits are 775.

HTH

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Marcello Romani