Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 13:47:43 -0400 From: nthwaver@gmail.com To: "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: public samba share annoyingly asking for password Message-ID: <17b33a80605021047w7e12c294u77973bd922c5b015@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <10af59b8c90.vdemart1@tin.it> References: <10af59b8c90.vdemart1@tin.it>
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On 5/2/06, Vittorio <vdemart1@tin.it> wrote: > Context: pentium 4, freebsd 6.0, samba 3.0.22, > 6 windows 2000, NT,XP > samba clients > > Dear friends, > > I'm writing to this ML because, googling > the net on the subject reported below, it seems that samba works > slightly differently according to the platform in which it is installed > (I read of differences of behaviour between Fedora and Debian samba > installations, or even between FC1 and FC2 installations). > > I setup a > samba server connected to a very large *** original MS-windows LAN *** > with the following smb.conf file. The aim is to put in a public read- > only share all the programs we need to share. > > Now, the problem is that > at boot time - after logging in the MS-windows client - windows 2000 > or NT clients present the user with a pop-up window asking for a > password to connect to the public share (I created the 'pcguest' > freebsd user as a passwordless user and to 'smbpasswd pcguest' I didn't > provide any password at all!). Clicking on OK the share is immediatedly > connected and it all works. Nonetheless the pop-up window asking for a > password is somewhat disturbing. > By the way, windows XP clients don't > seem to suffer from the same problem. They connect to the share > smoothly, without asking anything as expected! > > Any idea to solve the > problem? > > Ciao > Vittorio > > > > ###smb.conf > > [global] > workgroup =3D mygroup > server string =3D FreeBSD > map to guest =3D Bad User > passdb backend =3D tdbsam > security =3D user > guest account =3D pcguest > log file =3D /var/log/samba/log.% > m > load printers =3D No > preferred master =3D No > local master =3D No > domain > master =3D No > dns proxy =3D No > wins server =3D 10.100.10.38, 10.100.10.21 > hosts allow =3D 10.100. > > [homes] > comment =3D Home Directories > read only =3D > No > browseable =3D No > > [public] > comment =3D Deposit > path =3D /home/pcguest > guest only =3D Yes > guest ok =3D Yes This is based on a slightly different experience with a Linux host, but my first guess is you want to add "security =3D share" to the public section to override the global "security =3D user". For that share, you might also want "force user =3D pcguest" and some explicit commands for whether you want it write protected, but I'd see if the first solution solves your problem. Jordan
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