Samba wants Guest Password

[AlexJhb]

I have just set up a Samba server on a Fedora 2 box. When I try to access it from Windows XP Pro, it wants to attach to the Samba server by asking for a guest password.

I do not want it to use any passwords. This is just a "box in the corner" that must provide Windows like file access.

my sama config file looks like this:
[global]
workgroup = office
server string = samba server
security = share
dns proxy = no
====share definitions
idmap uid = 16777216-33554431
idmap gid = 16777216-33554431
template shell = /bin/false
password server = none
guest ok = yes
winbind use default domain = no
[homes]
comment = home directories
browseable = no
writeable = yes
[accounts]
comment = Accpac Plus
path = /home/accounts
writeable = yes
public = yes
guest ok = yes

The main folder I want to share is one called accounts. Ther are some print parameters as well but I have left them out of this to make it brief.

Please assist.

 

[PHV]

TAke a look here:

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=930182

Hope This Helps, PH.
Want to get great answers to your Tek-Tips questions? Have a look at FAQ219-2884 or FAQ222-2244

 

[AlexJhb]

Did that and restarted the smb service. Restarted XP but it makes no difference.

 

[PHV]

If the XP box insists on guest account( greyed) and a password, you may consider the following registry hack:
While in regedit, change all values of forceguest and limitblankpassword from 1 to 0.

Hope This Helps, PH.
Want to get great answers to your Tek-Tips questions? Have a look at FAQ219-2884 or FAQ222-2244

 

[AlexJhb]

Exactly what I have.
Double checked that I had all the values but it has made no difference.

 

[AlexJhb]

Tried it with user level login and it works. Just added the user alex to the accounts group and added to the samba users. Then changed folder properties access from "allow access to everyone" to user alex.
Left the smb config file as it was.
So this must eliminate some questions.
Now, how to change it to allow anybody access?
If this does not work I will create users for everyone, but would like to avoid this.