Re: samba - "guest ok" doesn't work

[Angel <aparra@idecnet.com>]

debuser@platinum.globalmart.com wrote:
> 
> I want Windows users on my network to be able to print to my printer
> without a password. I have "guest ok = yes" in the printers share. I also
> have "security = user" in the global section. Shouldn't this allow
> printing without a password? Currently it does not. Printing does work
> fine with a correct username and password from the Windows machines
> though. But, it always prompts for a password, and if the password is
> incorrect or blank, it fails. Does "guest ok" only work when "security =
> share"? Any ideas what might be wrong?
> 
> In my smb.conf file I have (this is not complete though):
> 
> [global]
>    printing = bsd
>    printcap name = /etc/printcap
>    load printers = yes
>    guest account = nobody
>    invalid users = root
>    security = user
>    encrypt passwords = yes
> 
> [printers]
>    comment = All Printers
>    browseable = yes
>    path = /tmp
>    printable = yes
> ;   public = yes
>    guest ok = yes
>    writable = no
>    create mode = 0700
> 
> Thanks,


	All this is OK, but if your windows machines ask for a password and you
press cancel, then you don't have network, so you must disable login in
your windows machines.


	But I not sure, if it's not the problen tell me and tomorrow I will
send you my samba config file for that, the problem it that the file is
at office.


	Angel


> 
> Gerry
> 
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