Browse Samba server from XP

[Alexander Apprich]

Irving, Dave wrote:
> Ah... Its got a bit more interesting...
> My server is now showing up when I explore the windows workgroup.
> I've added a public share area, with this config:
> 
> [publicShare]
>   readOnly = No
>   public = Yes
>   browseable = Yes
>   writeable = Yes
>   path = /home/public
> 
> I can log in no problem if I supply my samba user name / password.
> The problem Im having is that if someone unknown to samba tries to access
> the share from an XP box, they are challenged for a username / password.
> I've set my "guest account" to "nobody" - and there is an entry for nobody
> in /etc/passwd - but other than that I've made no alterations.
> Is there something else I need to set-up to allow anonymous access?

you're missing the

   guest ok = yes

in your section. From smb.conf

   Sections  may  be  designated  guest  services,  in which case no
   password is required to access them. A specified UNIX guest
   account is used to define access privileges in this case.

> Thanks,
> 
> Dave
>  
> 

Hth

Alex