Hi there, > > > Another problem I am facing is that, when i want to access a share on this > linux box, then i am forced to add users by the same name as in the AD. And > then, i dont need any authentication, it allows me to directly access the > share without a passwd unlike earlier times when i had to do a smbpasswd. > > Now, i want that, there should be a common place for people to put their > files. Of course, the common sharable option works well in the smb.conf file > where there is a common share for all users , but i am forced to add users > to the box. If i am able to issue a ticket to my linux box to mount my > windows shares over the network, cant i make samba to sync with the AD so > that, it authenticates users without bothering about a similar user being > added to the box ?
Arvind, just put guest only =yes security=share in your [global] section of smb.conf & create a share and see if it works(Make sure guest account exists). I found this is the FASTEST method of running a samba server. For more details "man smb.conf" and search for "USERNAME/PASSWORD" a very nice explanation is given on authentication in samba. HTH /Yash ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
