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Kenneth: /* Quick Public File Server */
2019-05-01T02:02:16Z
<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Quick Public File Server</span></span></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>== new root public share ==<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
[global]<br />
workgroup = WORKGROUP<br />
netbios name = SHARE<br />
server string = Guest File Server<br />
<br />
security = user<br />
map to guest = Bad User<br />
guest account = root<br />
<br />
follow symlinks = yes<br />
wide links = yes<br />
unix extensions = no<br />
<br />
# Disable printers:<br />
load printers = no<br />
printing = bsd<br />
printcap name = /dev/null<br />
disable spoolss = yes<br />
show add printer wizard = no<br />
<br />
[pub]<br />
comment = file share<br />
path = /pub<br />
browseable = yes<br />
read only = no<br />
guest ok = yes<br />
strict locking = no<br />
</pre><br />
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== Quick Public File Server ==<br />
<br />
Summary: Guest access file server (no password, but may have to enter some random user name when windows asks for a username/password)<br />
<br />
Install Samba:<br />
# RHEL<br />
yum install samba<br />
# Debian<br />
apt-get install samba<br />
<br />
Add guest user (better to not use 'nobody' user): [http://askubuntu.com/questions/251536/samba-guest-account-not-in-group]<br />
adduser guest<br />
<br />
Create a share folder:<br />
mkdir /pub<br />
chown guest:guest /pub<br />
chmod g+ws /pub<br />
<br />
Samba configuration files:<br />
/etc/samba/smb.conf<br />
<br />
Note: "When it comes to "security = share" just say no!"<br />
<br />
/etc/samba/smb.conf:<br />
<pre><br />
[global]<br />
#default# workgroup = WORKGROUP<br />
netbios name = FILES<br />
server string = Guest File Server<br />
<br />
#default# security = user<br />
#guest account = root<br />
guest account = guest<br />
map to guest = Bad User<br />
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers<br />
<br />
## Follow symlinks<br />
#follow symlinks = Yes<br />
## Follow symlinks outside of a share path<br />
wide links = Yes<br />
## Support hard links, disable wide links<br />
unix extensions = No<br />
<br />
## Disable printers:<br />
load printers = No<br />
printing = bsd<br />
printcap name = /dev/null<br />
disable spoolss = Yes<br />
show add printer wizard = No<br />
<br />
create mask = 0664<br />
directory mask = 2775<br />
<br />
[pub]<br />
comment = Guest access share<br />
path = /pub<br />
read only = No<br />
guest ok = Yes<br />
force user = guest<br />
force group = guest<br />
</pre><br />
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/etc/samba/smbusers:<br />
# Unix_name = SMB_name1 SMB_name2 ...<br />
root = administrator admin<br />
guest = guest pcguest smbguest<br />
<br />
Use 'testparm' to test configuration<br />
testparm<br />
testparm smb.conf<br />
<br />
Restart Samba:<br />
# RHEL<br />
service smb restart<br />
# Debian<br />
service samba restart<br />
<br />
Windows: (optional)<br />
net use \\files\pub /user:guest<br />
<br />
Windows Access:<br />
\\files\pub<br />
# may have to enter some random user name when windows asks for a username/password<br />
<br />
References:<br />
* darkphader's ramblings: Samba and guest shares with "security = user" - http://blog.realcomputerguy.com/2010/12/samba-and-guest-shares-with-security.html<br />
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== root public share ==<br />
<br />
<pre><br />
[global]<br />
workgroup = WORKGROUP<br />
netbios name = SHARE<br />
server string = Guest File Server<br />
<br />
security = share<br />
guest account = root<br />
#guest account = nobody<br />
<br />
follow symlinks = yes<br />
wide links = yes<br />
unix extensions = no<br />
<br />
# Disable printers:<br />
load printers = no<br />
printing = bsd<br />
printcap name = /dev/null<br />
disable spoolss = yes<br />
show add printer wizard = no<br />
<br />
[pub]<br />
comment = file share<br />
path = /pub<br />
browseable = yes<br />
# read only = yes (default)<br />
read only = no<br />
guest ok = yes<br />
strict locking = no<br />
</pre><br />
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Note in Samba 4.2 the "security = share" is deprecated and replaced with: [https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1962617]<br />
security = user<br />
map to guest = Bad User<br />
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== Old Method ==<br />
<br />
See [[Linux/Samba/Public Share/Old Method]]<br />
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== keywords ==<br />
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[[Category:Linux]]<br />
[[Category:Samba]]</div>
Kenneth