(Hopefully) Simple question regarding samba

[elovkoff]

samba-2.2.1a-4 on rh 7.1.
The following configuration works flawlesslyto share the printer and allow guest access without prompting for password (from smb.conf)
workgroup=plt
server string = Linux server
local master = no
guest account = pcguest
map to guest = bad user

# printer share
[Lnx-prt]
comment = ePDF printer
path = /var/spool/ePDF
guest ok = yes
guest only = yes
printable = yes
printer driver = Apple LColor LaserWriter 12/600
print command = /usr/local/bin/ePDF.sh -u %U %s 2>> log

As I mentioned before this works with no problem.
BUT:
EXACTLY the same configuration running on rh 7.3 samba-2.2.3a-6
asks me for password when I click in the network neighborhood on the linux computer icon.

P.S. nbtstat -A on wondows boxes and nmblookup -A on linux box itself work fine.

Any ideas?
Any changes in samba version?

Thanks.

[Schotty]

I dont know. I have yet to figure out the no password thing. I would love that.

[elovkoff]

I figured that out.....map to guest = bad user was in wrong section....I had to move it, but it was working fine with previous version of samba.
Strange.

[Schotty]

Since I cant find my Samba book, where does it go?

[elovkoff]

there is a line in smb.conf that has :
;guest account = pcguest
You should uncomment this line (in the case you use guest account pcguest)
Right beneath that line you should put:
map to guest = bad user

The last line was in my case somwhere in the middle of smb.conf and it didn't work. The moment I moved it right after ;guest account = pcguest then it starts working.

[Schotty]

So if I make a guestacct user, and map to guest as you did, it will give all guest access to guestacct user?

[elovkoff]

My idea here was like that (and it works)
Create pcguest user , then when you specify the line'map to guest = bad user" you actually tell the following :
Each user that connects to the share you configured will be mapped to guest account if it has bad (unknown) username, which effecively maps all users to pcguest..

[Coral_Sea]

Ah yes, one of the neat things about Linux (and all the software associated with it) is that you learn something new just about every day.

[Schotty]

Right!

and thanks elovkoff -- it worked fine!

[elovkoff]

[quote author=Schotty link=board=4;threadid=5299;start=0#52416 date=1035329195]
Right!

and thanks elovkoff -- it worked fine!
[/quote]

Cool,glad to hear that :-)