samba - Oct 2008 - how to setup an open share?

Using samba-3.2.4, on Fedora 9.

I want to create a universally writeable, browseable share. If you're on 
the network, you can use it. No passwords, any user.

Which I tried to do with this smb.conf, which doesn't work from Windows:

[global]
	workgroup = NEW_NET
         server string = asterisk server in closet
         netbios name = Video_Server_in_Closet
          bind interfaces only = yes
         interfaces = lo 10.10.11.0/24
	log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
	max log size = 50
	log level = 3
	security = user
	passdb backend = tdbsam
	domain master = no
	preferred master = no
	guest ok = yes
         browseable = yes

[storage]
	comment = Video-storage
	path = /home/video/storage
	writeable = yes
	browseable = yes
         public = yes
	guest ok = yes

 From another linux box,
smbclient "\\<server>\storage"

asks for root's password, but just hitting enter gets me in.

OTOH, on windows ( vista) I get a request for user and password :(

I want to be able to just click on it in Windows and access it.

Is the problem it's in /home/video? move it to /opt??

Any help appreciated.

sean

> I want to create a universally writeable, browseable share. If you're 
> on the network, you can use it. No passwords, any user.
Easy.
> [global]
> <snip>
>     guest ok = yes
>         browseable = yes
These two lines apply to individual shares, don't put them in the global 
section.
Add a map to guest line, probably "map to guest = bad
user".
>
> [storage]
> <snip>
>         public = yes
>     guest ok = yes
These mean the same thing, get rid of one of them.
>
> Is the problem it's in /home/video? move it to /opt??
The specific location on the filesystem isn't important as long as your 
guest user has rwx permissions in the relevant location.


*Michael Heydon - IT Administrator *
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