[Solved] Samba with no User/Pass

lifeafter2am · 2011-02-08 17:30:02

I am having a hell of a time getting Samba to play nicely with this. I need a Samba share that allows read/write access to anyone; with no login or password. This is a closed dev server that is behind 2 hardware firewalls, so I am really not concerned about security; I am more concerned with not having to manage login/pass for all the dev's.

Here is my current Samba config:

workgroup = Workgroup
server string = Samba Server
security = share
guest = guest
passdb backend = smbpasswd


[public]
   path = /public
   create mask = 0660
   directory mask = 0770
   writable = yes
   guest ok = yes

I have added a guest user to the system with no password, no shell, and no home. I then added this user to Samba using gpasswd.

Thanks in advance!

Last edited by lifeafter2am (2011-02-08 19:49:17)

Carlwill · 2011-02-08 18:19:06

What's the permissions set on the Linux side for /public? Make sure you change it to 777 for the time being.

lifeafter2am · 2011-02-08 19:48:53

Carlwill wrote:

What's the permissions set on the Linux side for /public? Make sure you change it to 777 for the time being.

Thanks that worked. You always overlook the simplest things.

Carlwill · 2011-02-08 20:01:39

I always always forget about that and focus so much on the Samba aspect. Welcome.

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#1 2011-02-08 17:30:02

[Solved] Samba with no User/Pass

#2 2011-02-08 18:19:06

Re: [Solved] Samba with no User/Pass

#3 2011-02-08 19:48:53

Re: [Solved] Samba with no User/Pass

#4 2011-02-08 20:01:39

Re: [Solved] Samba with no User/Pass

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