Re: [Samba] Password-less share, for certain users.

2009-09-03 Thread Jamrock
"Michael Heydon" wrote in message news:4a9f440c.4010...@jaswin.com.au... > On 3/09/2009 11:04 AM, Jamrock wrote: > > Try the "valid users" option in the smb.conf. If I remember correctly, you > > can set this to a group. That way only the members of the group should have > > access to the share.

Re: [Samba] Password-less share, for certain users.

2009-09-02 Thread Michael Heydon
On 3/09/2009 8:43 AM, Miguel Medalha wrote: "guest account" defines the unix account "This user must exist in the password file" that is used to access the file system "This is a username which will be used for access to services..." when a guest connection is used. "...which are specifi

Re: [Samba] Password-less share, for certain users.

2009-09-02 Thread Michael Heydon
On 3/09/2009 11:04 AM, Jamrock wrote: Try the "valid users" option in the smb.conf. If I remember correctly, you can set this to a group. That way only the members of the group should have access to the share. valid users = @accounts If they connect as a guest, then there is nothing to com

Re: [Samba] Password-less share, for certain users.

2009-09-02 Thread Jamrock
"JDE" wrote in message news:7378bb590909021452g60ffb721o5b21d1bd38fb...@mail.gmail.com... > Is it possible to have a "password-less" share available to only > certain users? I've been searching all over and could not find > anything. > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL a

Re: [Samba] Password-less share, for certain users.

2009-09-02 Thread JDE
Thank you both, it doesn't sound like samba supports this behaviour natively. Guess one other option would be to use pass-through authentication via Active Directory, which, unfortunately, is not an option in this scenario. Might have to go with a batch script that'll just map this share to the use

Re: [Samba] Password-less share, for certain users.

2009-09-02 Thread Miguel Medalha
"guest account" defines the unix account that is used to access the file system when a guest connection is used. It doesn't determine who can use the guest account. Huuummm From the smb.conf man page: guest account (G) This is a username which will be used for access to services which a

Re: [Samba] Password-less share, for certain users.

2009-09-02 Thread Michael Heydon
On 3/09/2009 7:44 AM, Miguel Medalha wrote: Make those users part of the group defined with "guest account" and then use "guest ok = yes". "guest account" defines the unix account that is used to access the file system when a guest connection is used. It doesn't determine who can use the guest

Re: [Samba] Password-less share, for certain users.

2009-09-02 Thread Michael Heydon
On 3/09/2009 8:24 AM, JDE wrote: Here's what I got. I want to allow a 'password-less' log-in that will allow only user1 and user2 to access share_zero, can this be done? I know that I can make it public, but that's not really an option as I need to restrict access to just a hand full of users. Ca

Re: [Samba] Password-less share, for certain users.

2009-09-02 Thread JDE
Here's what I got. I want to allow a 'password-less' log-in that will allow only user1 and user2 to access share_zero, can this be done? I know that I can make it public, but that's not really an option as I need to restrict access to just a hand full of users. Can this be done? I've searched every

Re: [Samba] Password-less share, for certain users.

2009-09-02 Thread Miguel Medalha
Is it possible to have a "password-less" share available to only certain users? Ooops! I suppose the key expression for you here is "only certain users". Perhaps a combination of the "guest account" and "guest ok" parameters in the share definition? Make those users part of the group defi

Re: [Samba] Password-less share, for certain users.

2009-09-02 Thread Miguel Medalha
Is it possible to have a "password-less" share available to only certain users? From the "smb.conf" man page: guest ok (S) If this parameter is yes for a service, then no password is required to connect to the service. Privileges will be those of the guest account. This parameter nullifie

[Samba] Password-less share, for certain users.

2009-09-02 Thread JDE
Is it possible to have a "password-less" share available to only certain users? I've been searching all over and could not find anything. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba