Configure Samba to not require username/password to connect to shares

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Hi,

I'm running Samba Samba version 3.6.6 on a Raspberry Pi (Debian Linux 7.6) and would like to set up my shares so I don't need a username/password to access them from mac/Windows on the Workgroup.

I spent hours last night searching for how to do this but just seem to muck up my config and make things worse.

Here is what I have in smb.conf

[global]
	log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
	passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
	obey pam restrictions = yes
	map to guest = bad user
	encrypt passwords = true
	passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
	passdb backend = tdbsam
	wins support = true
	dns proxy = no
	netbios name = NAS
	unix password sync = yes
	workgroup = WOODLANDS
	os level = 20
	security = share
	syslog = 0
	panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
	usershare allow guests = yes
	max log size = 1000
	pam password change = yes

[MUSIC]
	path = /media/BACKUP 01/System Backup/Music
	writeable = yes

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Thanks for your help.
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Gerwin Jansen, EE MVETopic Advisor
Most Valuable Expert 2016

Commented:
I would just use CIFS instead of SMB, install CIFS first:
sudo apt-get install cifs-utils

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Then add an entry to /etc/fstab

//<your rasberry IP>/MUSIC "/media/BACKUP 01/System Backup/Music" cifs guest,uid=1000,gid=1000,iocharset=utf8 0 0

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To get the correct uid (1000 in example above) use:

id username

Reboot your Pi and try accessing \\<your rasberry IP>\MUSIC
Letterpart

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Commented:
I'd like to stick with Samba (just now but I may end up switching after I've torn all of my hair out).
Gerwin Jansen, EE MVETopic Advisor
Most Valuable Expert 2016

Commented:
OK, here's a Samba config:

[global]
guest account = nobody

[shared]
 comment = \\%N\shared
 path = /path/samba/shared
 force user = nobody
 browsable = yes
 public = yes
 writable = yes
 guest ok = yes

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smbpasswd -an nobody
(press enter twice, enter no password)

ls -l /path/samba

drwxrwxrwx 2 root users 4096 Jan 22 21:15 shared/

ls -l /path/samba/shared
total 8
-rwxr--r-- 1 nobody nogroup 18 Jan 22 21:26 file2.txt*
-rwxr--r-- 1 nobody nogroup 11 Jan 22 21:11 file.txt*
Letterpart

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Commented:
Hi,

sorry for the delay.

I have run through what you posted and I now get this error:

http://screencast.com/t/iv9roD75
Gerwin Jansen, EE MVETopic Advisor
Most Valuable Expert 2016

Commented:
Can you post your smb.conf?
Letterpart

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Commented:
Hi,

sorry for delay. Here it is
smb.conf.txt
Topic Advisor
Most Valuable Expert 2016
Commented:
You have "security = share" in your global section, can you change that to "security = user" and try again?

Note that if I map both anonymous and with credentials that with Windows machines you need to map one using the server name and the other using the ip address.
Letterpart

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Commented:
Hi,

I've changed the security to user and can now log in with a username and password.

Can you run through how to make this anonymous access as I didn't understand your previous reply.

Thanks
Gerwin Jansen, EE MVETopic Advisor
Most Valuable Expert 2016

Commented:
If you're connecting from a Windows machine, you can connect anonymously to the ip address of the samba server and using username and password to the machine name of the samba server, so:

\\192.168.1.1\public (anonymously)
\\raspberrypi\home_folder (connect with username)

rasberrypi would be the hostname and 192.168.1.1 the ip address of it
Letterpart

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Commented:
I'm at the stage now where I still have to login with a user/pass to the share but I suppose I can live with that. I will install a media server so I can stream the contents out to other devices rather than having to rely on network shares.

I'm going to close this question now. It isn't resolved but through no fault of yours so will award you the points and thank you for your help.
Gerwin Jansen, EE MVETopic Advisor
Most Valuable Expert 2016

Commented:
Thanks for  your feedback, if you have other questions or need further info, just let us know.

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