I am trying to setup a share without a password. # more /etc/samba/smb.conf [global] restrict anonymous = no domain master = no preferred master = no netbios name = JAMES workgroup = LOCKIENET server string = Samba max protocol = NT acl compatibility = winnt ldap ssl = No server signing = Auto map to guest = Bad User guest ok = yes security = share [dropbox] case sensitive = no strict locking = no msdfs proxy = no path = /mnt/storage/Shared read only = no force user = nobody force group = users guest only = yes # smbclient -L //JAMES Password: Domain=[LOCKIENET] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.24] Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- dropbox Disk IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Samba) Domain=[LOCKIENET] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.24] Server Comment --------- ------- JAMES Samba Workgroup Master --------- ------- LOCKIENET # smbclient //JAMES/dropbox Password: Domain=[LOCKIENET] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.24] Server not using user level security and no password supplied. tree connect failed: NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME