{"id":280,"date":"2010-07-23T03:16:49","date_gmt":"2010-07-23T03:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/poojanwagh.opalstacked.com\/techblog\/?p=280"},"modified":"2011-02-01T03:50:20","modified_gmt":"2011-02-01T03:50:20","slug":"setting-up-public-anonymous-shares-on-samba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tech.poojanblog.com\/blog\/unix-linux\/setting-up-public-anonymous-shares-on-samba\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting up public (anonymous) shares on Samba"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s documented here: http:\/\/micheljansen.org\/blog\/entry\/182<\/a>. However, I only found this post after learning each lesson individually.<\/p>\n

I wanted to set up a \\\\server\\Public share that anyone on the network could connect to. Certain users can write, but everyone can read.<\/p>\n

I tried enabling guest ok<\/code> in \/usr\/local\/etc\/smb.conf<\/code> (and changed the file\/directory masks, so anyone can read by default):<\/p>\n

[cc_ini]
\n[Public]
\n comment = Public (user-wide) directories
\n browseable = yes
\n writeable = no
\n path = \/tank\/Users\/Public
\n guest ok = yes
\n write list = Me, Wife
\n create mask = 0775
\n directory mask = 0775
\n[\/cc_ini]<\/p>\n

That didn’t work. Then, I read that you can specify which Unix account guest should map to. However, by default it is nobody<\/code>, which should work.<\/p>\n

I finally found the key: A Samba directive called map to guest<\/code> which tells Samba that any user that doesn’t pass the login should be mapped to the guest<\/code> account. I placed this in my [Public]<\/code> share definition. Samba complained. I then placed it in the [global]<\/code> section, and it worked!\n<\/p>\n