Just thought I would follow-up on this as I finally found a solution. Using the exact same configuration, I simply upgraded to samba 3.0.7 and the problem went away!
Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Harvey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 12:47 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: Trouble setting up an Anonymous read/write samba server for WinXP > Pro users > > Greetings, > > I'm having difficulty setting up an 'Anonymous Read-Write' SAMBA server on > a new system with a stock FC2 installation for use with WinXP Pro systems. > > I'm using the following software on the 'fileserver': > - Linux FC2 installed from the FC2 iso's: kernel 2.6.5-1.358 > - samba-common-3.0.3-5 > - samba-3.0.3-5 > - samba-client-3.0.3-5 > - samba-swat-3.0.3-5 > - system-config-samba-1.2.9-2 > > Following the instructions and examples in the official SAMBA howto, I'm > under the impression that I want a smb.conf file such as: > > # Global parameters > [global] > workgroup = MSHOME > netbios name = FILESERVER > security = SHARE > > [data] > comment = Data > path = /export > force user = nobody > force group = nobody > read only = No > guest ok = Yes > > The problem I'm running into is that when I attempt to connect to the > share from a WinXP Pro system by simply using the address \\fileserver in > an explorer window, I immediately get a 'Connect to fileserver' window > from WinXP with a greyed out username set to 'fileserver\Guest' and asking > for a password. I'm confused - the whole point of setting up an anonymous > read/write server was to avoid having to put user accounts on the samba > server. > > I've found that if I open up the address \\fileserver\data I can connect > with no user/pass request. I've also found that if I'm logged into the > WinXP system as user 'Tim' and I create a user 'tim' on the samba server, > I am not prompted for a user/pass. Both of these solutions are > unacceptable for what I'm trying to accomplish. All the howto's and > examples I've found regarding anonymous samba servers mention nothing > about this problem. > > Any explanation / advice would be greatly appreciated > > Thanks, > > Tim -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
