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		<title>Kenneth: Created page with &quot;== OLD METHODS ==  === Quick File Server - SHARE ===  Summary: Guest access file server (no password)  Install Samba:  yum install samba samba-client  Create a share folder:...&quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;== OLD METHODS ==  === Quick File Server - SHARE ===  Summary: Guest access file server (no password)  Install Samba:  yum install samba samba-client  Create a share folder:...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;== OLD METHODS ==&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Quick File Server - SHARE ===&lt;br /&gt;
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Summary: Guest access file server (no password)&lt;br /&gt;
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Install Samba:&lt;br /&gt;
 yum install samba samba-client&lt;br /&gt;
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Create a share folder:&lt;br /&gt;
 mkdir /files&lt;br /&gt;
 chown nobody:nobody files&lt;br /&gt;
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Samba configuration files:&lt;br /&gt;
 /etc/samba/smb.conf&lt;br /&gt;
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Modify samba configuration and add our file share:&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[global]&lt;br /&gt;
  workgroup = WORKGROUP&lt;br /&gt;
  netbios name = DATA&lt;br /&gt;
  server string = Guest File Server&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  security = share&lt;br /&gt;
  # guest account = root&lt;br /&gt;
  guest account = nobody&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  follow symlinks = yes&lt;br /&gt;
  wide links = yes&lt;br /&gt;
  unix extensions = no&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  # Disable printers:&lt;br /&gt;
  load printers = no&lt;br /&gt;
  printing = bsd&lt;br /&gt;
  printcap name = /dev/null&lt;br /&gt;
  disable spoolss = yes&lt;br /&gt;
  show add printer wizard = no&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[pub]&lt;br /&gt;
  comment = Guest access share&lt;br /&gt;
  path = /files&lt;br /&gt;
  browseable = yes&lt;br /&gt;
  # read only = yes  (default)&lt;br /&gt;
  guest ok = yes&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Note: to make writable &amp;#039;read only = no&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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Restart Samba:&lt;br /&gt;
 service smb restart&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Root Guest File Server ====&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This is what kmg uses:&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[global]&lt;br /&gt;
  workgroup = WORKGROUP&lt;br /&gt;
  netbios name = KMANAGE&lt;br /&gt;
  server string = Guest File Server&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  security = share&lt;br /&gt;
  guest account = root&lt;br /&gt;
  #guest account = nobody&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  follow symlinks = yes&lt;br /&gt;
  wide links = yes&lt;br /&gt;
  unix extensions = no&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  # Disable printers:&lt;br /&gt;
  load printers = no&lt;br /&gt;
  printing = bsd&lt;br /&gt;
  printcap name = /dev/null&lt;br /&gt;
  disable spoolss = yes&lt;br /&gt;
  show add printer wizard = no&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[pub]&lt;br /&gt;
  comment = Guest access share&lt;br /&gt;
  path = /newpu&lt;br /&gt;
  browseable = yes&lt;br /&gt;
  # read only = yes  (default)&lt;br /&gt;
  read only = no&lt;br /&gt;
  guest ok = yes&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Share ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Samba Guest Public Share: (doesn&amp;#039;t ask for a password)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[global]&lt;br /&gt;
  #default# workgroup = WORKGROUP&lt;br /&gt;
  netbios name = FILESERVER&lt;br /&gt;
  server string = Guest File Server&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  #default# idmap config * : backend = tdb&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  security = SHARE&lt;br /&gt;
  guest account = root&lt;br /&gt;
  #guest account = nobody&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[pub]&lt;br /&gt;
  comment = Guest access share&lt;br /&gt;
  path = /pub&lt;br /&gt;
  #default# browseable = yes&lt;br /&gt;
  read only = No&lt;br /&gt;
  guest ok = Yes&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
smbusers:&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
nobody = guest&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
$ testparm smb.conf:&lt;br /&gt;
WARNING: The security=share option is deprecated&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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---&lt;br /&gt;
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Warning: Doesn&amp;#039;t work on Windows 7+&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;The system detected a possible attempt to compromise security.  Please ensure that you can contact the server that authenticated you.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Maybe due to policy? - Microsoft network client: Digitally sign communications (always) - secpol.msc - Security Settings/Local Policies/Security Options [http://www.sevenforums.com/network-sharing/61320-error-accessing-nas-shares-2.html]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Maybe due to firewall? - This problem occurs because the network firewall filters Kerberos traffic. To resolve this problem, configure the network firewall so that TCP port 88 and UDP port 88 are not blocked for either domain. [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938457]&lt;br /&gt;
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Maybe due to domain computer connecting to non domain system?&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Kenneth</name></author>
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