samba - Nov 2010 - Samba settings for public and HOME

On a Lucid server, I've two sections defined in my /etc/samba/smb.conf
file: one is the default [homes] section and another public share that
I'm using share files in LAN.

[homes]
   comment = Home Directories
   browseable = no
   read only = no
   create mask = 0600
   directory mask = 0700
   valid users = %S
   guest ok = no

[share]
   comment = Shares
   path = /work/share
   browseable = yes
   read only = yes
   create mask = 0600
   directory mask = 0700
   guest ok = yes

With the default security = user, I can't have the public share
accessible to the world, because it asks for password and rejects
anyone without right credentials. To circumvent that I set security share. Now
I'm able to see the directory 'share' when I do \\my-server
from Windows. However, the problem I face is that, I can't access my
home directory by saying \\my-server\jeenu; it says not accessible.
However, I'm able to map it via Tools->Map Network Drive, by giving
the right credentials.

My question is how can I (or any one) have the best of both the
worlds? I.e. without having my home directory network mapped, how to
access the share by typing \\my-server and access their home directory
by \\my-server\jeenu.

FWIW, I've:
  map to guest = bad user

Thanks.
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You are missing  the path= in your [homes]



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EDV Daniel M?ller

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Gesendet: Freitag, 26. November 2010 16:24
An: samba at lists.samba.org
Betreff: [Samba] Samba settings for public and HOME

On a Lucid server, I've two sections defined in my /etc/samba/smb.conf
file: one is the default [homes] section and another public share that
I'm using share files in LAN.

[homes]
   comment = Home Directories
   browseable = no
   read only = no
   create mask = 0600
   directory mask = 0700
   valid users = %S
   guest ok = no

[share]
   comment = Shares
   path = /work/share
   browseable = yes
   read only = yes
   create mask = 0600
   directory mask = 0700
   guest ok = yes

With the default security = user, I can't have the public share
accessible to the world, because it asks for password and rejects
anyone without right credentials. To circumvent that I set security share. Now
I'm able to see the directory 'share' when I do \\my-server
from Windows. However, the problem I face is that, I can't access my
home directory by saying \\my-server\jeenu; it says not accessible.
However, I'm able to map it via Tools->Map Network Drive, by giving
the right credentials.

My question is how can I (or any one) have the best of both the
worlds? I.e. without having my home directory network mapped, how to
access the share by typing \\my-server and access their home directory
by \\my-server\jeenu.

FWIW, I've:
  map to guest = bad user

Thanks.
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On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Daniel M?ller <mueller at
tropenklinik.de> wrote:
> You are missing ?the path= in your [homes]
Well the manual says: If no path was given, the path is set to the
user?s home directory.

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Jeenu