this directory shouldn't be writable, so I have it now like that:
[wpkg] comment = Windows Packager path = /home/samba/wpkg read only = yes browseable = yes valid users = nobody, unattended, guest guest ok = Yes public = Yes
but as the server is a domain controller, it prompts for a username/password even if I just click on its icon (from win2k workstation).
Most likely it's prompting you for a user/pass because you're not coming in as a valid user for the server.
This workstation already has a machine account.
Doesn't really matter for simple file access. Does matter for logging into the domain from said machine.
What do you mean by "force user"?
Force user means, in a nutshell: Make it look like I'm this guy, where thisguy is the user named in the force user line. You still need to be a valid authenticated user before going to said share. From the man page:
This specifies a UNIX user name that will be assigned as the default user for all users connecting to this service. This is useful for sharing files. You should also use it carefully as using it incorrectly can cause security problems.
This user name only gets used once a connection is established. Thus clients still need to connect as a valid user and supply a valid password. Once connected, all file operations will be performed as the "forced user", no matter what username the client connected as. This can be very useful.
In Samba 2.0.5 and above this parameter also causes the primary group of the forced user to be used as the primary group for all file activity. Prior to 2.0.5 the primary group was left as the primary group of the connecting user (this was a bug).
Any more hints?
Tomek
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