I have set up a public directory on my samba server with the following configuration:

[public]
path = /home/shared
public = yes
only guest = yes
writable = yes
printable = no

I have set up no additional shares or users.

when I try to access the samba directory through network places in win2k I get a username and password prompt. I simply hit the ok button without typing anything in and I have full access to the samba directory. This is exactly what I want.

However, when I try to access through netowork places in XP i get a username and password prompt but the OK button is dimmed until I type something in for the username. But no matter what I try for the username I can't get it to login. I really don't want it to need a login or password.

How do I get XP to login like win2K does?

Thanks in advance for your help.

is it XP home or pro? home doesn't do domain logons so you may need to try security = share in your smb.conf

Huh?!?! You mean XP Home doesn't have an NT domain login client?!? That's ridiculous! Even Win9x/ME is capable of logging on to an NT domain... But then again I wouldn't know, because I never actually used XP Home.

In any case... With XP it's a bit trickier. Look in your SAMBA docs directory, there should be some registry patches for Windoze XP. Apply them, restart XP and see if that helps.

Thanks for the reply, I have windows xp professional. I am using a workgroup so I don't need to worry about domains. I doubt I need to change anything in the config file because it works great in win2K.

My real problem is that I windows XP won't allow me to login with a blank user name. What a crock!

FYI: Here is the info on WinXPPro and samba PDCs:

1) Go to Start>Run and type gpedit.msc then hit enter.
2) Next go to "Local Computer Policy\Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security
Settings\Local Policies\Security Options"
3) Now look for the "Domain member: Digitally encrypt or sign secure cahnnel data"
Double-click on it and select "disable" then hit apply then ok.
4) Now look for the "Domain member: Digitally sign secure cahnnel data (when possible)"
Double-click on it and select "disable" then hit apply then ok.