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= Anonymous Read-Only =
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The following /etc/samba/smb.conf file shows an example how to configure a read-only file share with guest access. Two directives are used to configure guest access – <map to guest = Bad user> and <guest account = nobody>.
The following /etc/samba/smb.conf file shows an example how to configure a read-only file share with guest access. Two directives are used to configure guest access – <map to guest = Bad user> and <guest account = nobody>.


/etc/samba/smb.conf:
[global]
<pre>
[global]
workgroup = SAMBA
workgroup = SAMBA
security = user
security = user
map to guest = Bad user
map to guest = Bad user


[data]
[data]
comment = Anonymous Samba Share
comment = Anonymous Samba Share
path = /samba/anon_share
path = /samba/anon_share
read only = yes
read only = yes
guest ok = yes
guest ok = yes
</pre>

= Anonymous Read-Write Share =

/etc/samba/smb.conf:
<pre>
[global]
workgroup = SAMBA
security = user
map to guest = Bad user

[data]
comment = Anonymous Samba Share
path = /samba/anon_share
guest ok = yes
writeable = yes
force user = myuser
force group = mygroup
</pre>

Revision as of 14:36, 30 June 2015

Anonymous Read-Only Share

The following /etc/samba/smb.conf file shows an example how to configure a read-only file share with guest access. Two directives are used to configure guest access – <map to guest = Bad user> and <guest account = nobody>.

/etc/samba/smb.conf:

[global]
    workgroup = SAMBA
    security = user
    map to guest = Bad user

[data]
    comment = Anonymous Samba Share
    path = /samba/anon_share
    read only = yes
    guest ok = yes

Anonymous Read-Write Share

/etc/samba/smb.conf:

[global]
    workgroup = SAMBA
    security = user
    map to guest = Bad user

[data]
    comment = Anonymous Samba Share
    path = /samba/anon_share
    guest ok = yes
    writeable = yes
    force user = myuser
    force group = mygroup