SAMBA configuration question

gw1500se · 11-06-2006, 06:15 PM

I have a file system that I want to share out on my private network (security is not an issue). I have a couple of Windows machines on which I want to mount the file system in r/w mode. How do I set up smb.conf so that anyone can mount it r/w without authentication? TIA.

chakkerz · 11-06-2006, 07:22 PM

do a man on smb.conf and search for password.

nevertheless, you after "guest" and possibly "browsable".

gw1500se · 11-14-2006, 06:34 PM

Thanks for the reply but I've already done that. I obviously am not interpreting what I'm reading because nothing I've tried seems to work thus I'm asking here.

chakkerz · 11-14-2006, 08:19 PM

Ok well then how about this:

# A publicly accessible directory, but read only, except for people in
# the "staff" group
;[public]
; comment = Public Stuff
; path = /home/samba
; public = yes
; writable = yes
; printable = no
; write list = @staff

Just put all your users into a group (sambausers instead of staff) or alternatively don't specify a write list, which should make it globally writable.

gw1500se · 11-16-2006, 04:00 PM

Thanks for the reply. I guess I was not clear, or maybe what I want to do is not possible. Your suggestion may not require authentication but it does require identification. I want neither. I want a freely r/w share open to anyone that wants to link to it. In other words I want it to just show up in network neighborhood and be immediately r/w.

shorty943 · 12-16-2006, 07:17 AM

Upgrade to Mandriva 2006 and Samba 2. Works like a dream on my home lan, and the config is just a few mouse clicks. You will be surprised how easy it has become, compared to the three day process of that text file config. Tridge, the Samba author has done a great job with the new version. Even a Winslows convert like me got it right second time around.
Hope this can be of some help.

regards shorty943.

catworld · 12-19-2006, 11:09 AM

Or you could use webmin. It's easiest to change config from there, most notably "share level security" as opposed to user. Share level gives you want you want; complete unfettered access to the share w/o name/passwd mumbo-jumbo.

Webmin is slick, I suggest everyone get down with it...

jakev383 · 12-19-2006, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gw1500se

I have a file system that I want to share out on my private network (security is not an issue). I have a couple of Windows machines on which I want to mount the file system in r/w mode. How do I set up smb.conf so that anyone can mount it r/w without authentication? TIA.

Here you go. I use this for the local users on the network:

[MilleniaGallery]
comment = MilleniaGallery.com Shared
path = /vault/MG
writeable = yes
guest ok = yes
read only = no
public = yes

No authentication at all.

shorty943 · 12-19-2006, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jakev383

Here you go. I use this for the local users on the network:

[MilleniaGallery]
comment = MilleniaGallery.com Shared
path = /vault/MG
writeable = yes
guest ok = yes
read only = no
public = yes

No authentication at all.

Hey, thanks Jake. I'm going to give that a go myself.
My home LAN, I set up in stock form, requiring p/words etc, even though this LAN never see's the internet (MS in the loop ). As we say in Australia, beauty mate thanks.

have a good christmas in Horsehead and the best for a good new year.

regards shorty943.

Registered Linux User 437639

rufius · 12-19-2006, 07:19 PM

Just a side note if you have more problems, I have a tutorial up at http://zacbrown.org/tutorials/SAMBA-HOWTO/ that has a sample smb.conf and a detailed HOWTO on setting up samba for a home network.

billymayday · 12-19-2006, 08:32 PM

Sorry to butt in, but isn't it the "security" option in global that needs to be set? I thinks "share" is the setting where security is a non-issue, but you'll need to check that

jakev383 · 12-20-2006, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billymayday

Sorry to butt in, but isn't it the "security" option in global that needs to be set? I thinks "share" is the setting where security is a non-issue, but you'll need to check that

Yes, it is. Thanks.