Thanks for everybody's help. For some reason, after coming back over the holiday weekend, it just worked. Guests are now able to connect. Thanks! Eve -----Original Message----- From: linux-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jens Knoell Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 6:02 PM To: eatley@xxxxxxxxxxx Cc: linux-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Best way to enable 'guest' access onto Linux fileserver? Eve Atley wrote: >Thanks everyone who responded to this question. I have tested it, but >still am unable to provide public access, either with or without a >password. Perhaps I have set up something incorrectly. Allow me to >present what's inside the smb.conf file... > >[global] > workgroup = WOWCORP > netbios name = SERVER > server string = WOW corp server > encrypt passwords = Yes > obey pam restrictions = Yes > pam password change = Yes > passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u > passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new*password* %n\n >*passwd:*al >l*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully* > unix password sync = Yes > log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log > max log size = 0 > socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 > os level = 70 > dns proxy = No > hosts allow = 192.168.10. 127. > printing = lprng > guest account = samba > map to guest = Bad User > >[home] > path = /home > invalid users = root bin linux daemon adm sync shutdown halt >mail news uucp operator > printable = no > hide dot files = yes > hide files = /.*/ > admin user = eve > writable = yes > > Which version of samba are you running? If its older than 2.2 you may need to add "security = user" to the global section. Also, it may help to temporarily set samba to debug mode and see what it tells you when a guest connects. J - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
