[Samba] helppp! security = user + public share

[Dale Schroeder]

The wiki explains it this way:

http://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions#guest_access

HTH,
Dale

On 03/18/2013 6:00 PM, Benjamin Huntsman wrote:
> This is Samba 3.6.10, BTW.
>
> After further debugging, I can't get it to work under any circumstances with XP, but I can get it to allow guest shares with the following:
>
> security = USER
> encrypt passwords = Yes
> map to guest = Bad User
>
> However, I really need encrypt passwors = No.  That apparently is the culprit however.
>
> Does anyone know how to allow guest access while sending unencrypted credentials?  I'm guessing it fails because the user exists in the UNIX passwd file.
>
> Many thanks in advance!
>
> -Ben
>
>
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> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 2:30 PM
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> Subject: [Samba] helppp!  security = user + public share
>
> I'm getting killed this morning, since we did a Samba upgrade to one of our production servers this weekend and didn't expect this one.
>
> I have one share that I need unauthenticated access to from a few named workstations.  Here's the config:
>
> # Samba config file created using SWAT
> # from UNKNOWN (x.x.x.x)
> # Date: 2013/03/18 14:25:33
>
> [global]
>          encrypt passwords = No
>          map to guest = Bad User
>          guest account = pcguest
>          log level = 3
>          os level = 8
>          local master = No
>          domain master = No
>          idmap config * : range =
>          idmap config * : backend = tdb
>
> [pubshare]
>          path = /doclink
>          read only = No
>          guest ok = Yes
>          hosts allow = x.x.x.x
>
>
>
> So, from the host that is named on the pubshare share, I should just be able to go to Start --> run, and enter \\server\pubshare and be in, regardless of who I'm logged in as.
> I also added the pcguest account into the passdb backend using 'smbpasswd -an pcguest'.  And yet, it's still prompting for a password.
>
> I need this to work because several automated processes rely on the share.  It works just fine if I flip it back to security = SHARE, but that breaks all the shares on the system for Windows XP clients.
>
> Anyway, huge thanks to anyone who might be able to assist!!
>
> -Ben
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