Sharing directory with Samba

Hello Guys,

I am using Suse Linux 8.0 with Samba 2.2.8. This is my smb.conf
file:

[global]
strict locking = YES
null passwords = YES
max log size = 50
locking = YES
preserve case = YES
share modes = YES
server string = %v
workgroup = Transfer
socket options = TCP_NODELAY
short preserve case = YES
security = SHARE
lock directory = /var/lock/samba

[dir_transfer]
path = /home/transfer
browseable = YES
comment = Transfer Area
writeable = YES
public = YES
guest ok = YES

I don´t have any Windows users registered in the /etc/password file
on this linux server. When I tried to access the directory from
Windows 2000 client it is asking for a password. My question is:
- How can I share this directory to the users PC´s without register
any users in the password file.

Best Regards

Fabricio Greco wrote:
> Hello Guys,
>
> I am using Suse Linux 8.0 with Samba 2.2.8. This is my smb.conf
> file:
>
> [global]
> strict locking = YES
> null passwords = YES
> max log size = 50
> locking = YES
> preserve case = YES
> share modes = YES
> server string = %v
> workgroup = Transfer
> socket options = TCP_NODELAY
> short preserve case = YES
> security = SHARE
> lock directory = /var/lock/samba
>
> [dir_transfer]
> path = /home/transfer
> browseable = YES
> comment = Transfer Area
> writeable = YES
> public = YES
> guest ok = YES
>
> I don´t have any Windows users registered in the /etc/password file
> on this linux server. When I tried to access the directory from
> Windows 2000 client it is asking for a password. My question is:
> - How can I share this directory to the users PC´s without register
> any users in the password file.

Add ' guest only = yes ' to your share configuration and have smbd
reread smb.conf.

On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 13:36:09 -0400,
petermatulis(NOSPAM) <petermatulis(NOSPAM)@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> Fabricio Greco wrote:
> > Hello Guys,
> >
> > I am using Suse Linux 8.0 with Samba 2.2.8. This is my smb.conf
> > file:
> >
> > [global]
> > strict locking = YES
> > null passwords = YES
> > max log size = 50
> > locking = YES
> > preserve case = YES
> > share modes = YES
> > server string = %v
> > workgroup = Transfer
> > socket options = TCP_NODELAY
> > short preserve case = YES
> > security = SHARE
> > lock directory = /var/lock/samba
> >
> > [dir_transfer]
> > path = /home/transfer
> > browseable = YES
> > comment = Transfer Area
> > writeable = YES
> > public = YES
> > guest ok = YES
> >
> > I don´t have any Windows users registered in the /etc/password file
> > on this linux server. When I tried to access the directory from
> > Windows 2000 client it is asking for a password. My question is:
> > - How can I share this directory to the users PC´s without register
> > any users in the password file.
>
> Add ' guest only = yes ' to your share configuration and have smbd
> reread smb.conf.
>

Guest is turned off in W2K by default, as it's a security risk. If you
turn it on make sure ports are blocked to the outside.


Michael C.
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Michael C. wrote:

>On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 13:36:09 -0400,
>petermatulis(NOSPAM) <petermatulis(NOSPAM)@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
>
>> Fabricio Greco wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hello Guys,
>>>
>>> I am using Suse Linux 8.0 with Samba 2.2.8. This is my smb.conf
>>>file:
>>>
>>>[global]
>>> strict locking = YES
>>> null passwords = YES
>>> max log size = 50
>>> locking = YES
>>> preserve case = YES
>>> share modes = YES
>>> server string = %v
>>> workgroup = Transfer
>>> socket options = TCP_NODELAY
>>> short preserve case = YES
>>> security = SHARE
>>> lock directory = /var/lock/samba
>>>
>>>[dir_transfer]
>>>path = /home/transfer
>>>browseable = YES
>>>comment = Transfer Area
>>>writeable = YES
>>>public = YES
>>>guest ok = YES
>>>
>>> I don´t have any Windows users registered in the /etc/password file
>>>on this linux server. When I tried to access the directory from
>>>Windows 2000 client it is asking for a password. My question is:
>>>- How can I share this directory to the users PC´s without register
>>>any users in the password file.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Add ' guest only = yes ' to your share configuration and have smbd
>> reread smb.conf.
>>
>>
>>
>
>Guest is turned off in W2K by default, as it's a security risk. If you
>turn it on make sure ports are blocked to the outside.
>
>
>Michael C.
>
>
WHAT W2K ?? This is Samba ... linux not WINBLOWS !

On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 01:15:33 -0400,
SPAM_FREE <> wrote:
> Michael C. wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 13:36:09 -0400,
> >petermatulis(NOSPAM) <petermatulis(NOSPAM)@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Fabricio Greco wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I don´t have any Windows users registered in the /etc/password file
> >>>on this linux server. When I tried to access the directory from
> >>>Windows 2000 client it is asking for a password. My question is:
> >>>- How can I share this directory to the users PC´s without register
> >>>any users in the password file.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> Add ' guest only = yes ' to your share configuration and have smbd
> >> reread smb.conf.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Guest is turned off in W2K by default, as it's a security risk. If you
> >turn it on make sure ports are blocked to the outside.
> >
> >
> >Michael C.
> >
> >
> WHAT W2K ?? This is Samba ... linux not WINBLOWS !
>
My mistake, he did say client not server, sorry.

Michael C.
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"Fabricio Greco" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello Guys,
>
> I am using Suse Linux 8.0 with Samba 2.2.8. This is my smb.conf
> file:
>
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> I don´t have any Windows users registered in the /etc/password file
> on this linux server. When I tried to access the directory from
> Windows 2000 client it is asking for a password. My question is:
> - How can I share this directory to the users PC´s without register
> any users in the password file.
>

look at man smbpasswd

You can add samba users with this program without adding them to unix. Of
course they won't have home dirs