I've successfully set up Samba (1.9.16p11) on an HP workstation that acts as a server to the Win95 PCs in my office. Unfortunately, I can't figure out the settings so that some PCs/users can access the Samba drive without entering a password. I've read thru the man and FAQ's and think I'm doing everything ok with my settings, but no luck. My smb.conf file is attached. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ron Miller NWS Spokane rmiller@geg.noaa.gov 2601 N. Rambo Rd (509) 244-0110 x 224 Spokane, WA 99224 -------------- next part -------------- [global] mangle case = no mangled names = yes default case = lower case sensitive = no preserve case = yes short preserve case = no default service = reference workgroup = everyone guest account = nobody guest ok = yes lock directory = /usr/local/samba/var/locks share modes = yes security = user locking = yes browseable = yes writeable = yes printable = no public = no create mask = 777 default case = lower dead time = 15 available = yes preferred master = yes [HP_home] path = /users/%u read only = no create mask = 0755 public = no guest ok = no [Tmp] path = /tmp public = yes guest only = no writeable = yes read only = no printable = no [HP_PC2AFOS] path = /metdat/pc2afos public = yes guest only = no guest ok = yes writeable = yes read only = no printable = no [Metdat] path = /metdat public = yes guest only = no guest ok = yes writable = yes read only = no printable = no [In-House_HTML] path = /users/in-house_html public = yes guest only = no guest ok = yes writable = no read only = no printable = no
Ron,> >I've successfully set up Samba (1.9.16p11) on an HP workstation that acts >as a server to the Win95 PCs in my office. Unfortunately, I can't figure >out the settings so that some PCs/users can access the Samba drive without >entering a password. I've read thru the man and FAQ's and think I'm doing >everything ok with my settings, but no luck. My smb.conf file is >attached. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.This is (I think) an example of a perenial problem, and one that (I feel) should be high on the fix-list. The parameter you most likely need to play with as a _compile_ time one, called GUEST_SESSETUP (or v.similar). This takes 0,1 or 2 as a value and it alters the way clients are connected as the guest user (make sure the service you want to connect to has a valid 'guest user' too). More information is in the documentation (or possibly makefile / source code). Mac Assistant Systems Adminstrator @nibsc.ac.uk dmccann@nibsc.ac.uk Work: +44 1707 654753 x 285 Everything else: +44 956 237670 (anytime)