samba guest access
There is so much confusion it seems on the web about how to create a full guest share on samba.
There are a few things you need. All in your /etc/samba/smb.conf
If you are on a standalone setup, rather than a domain setup, they look for the section titled — Standalone Server Options –
There will be a line (if you have a default install) which says
security = user
change this to
security = share
Then just make sure you share definition has the below in
[public]
comment = Public Stuff
path = /path/to/your/share
public = yes
writable = yes
printable = no
browseable = yes
guest ok = yes
And you should be laughing…
Note you will also need the corresponding permissions on the directory share to allow all to read at the very least…