VeeDubb Posted June 12, 2003 Report Share Posted June 12, 2003 Here is the thing. I could care less about network security on my system. I'm on dial-up so my IP is different everyday and I'm only connected when I'm in fromt of the box, it's a home machine, not worried aabout the other comps in the house, I want to make samba as incesure as possible. How do you make it so that anybody with any login can connect from a windows machine for basic stuff like printing?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Scrimpshire Posted June 12, 2003 Report Share Posted June 12, 2003 In either Webmin (https:/localhost:10000) or SWAT (https://localhost:901....I think that's the right port number), there is an option to convert Unix users to Samba users and I think it gives you the option to automatically sync when you create a new Unix user. Their Samba password will be the same as their Unix password. Then you can set Samba up for user level access instead of share level. I think this is what you are looking for? If you want to be able to access Samba shares/printers from the web, that's beyond me, but I'm sure it is possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeeDubb Posted June 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2003 No, not quite, I want people on the local network, running windows boxes, to be able to share printers WITHOUT any login or password. i.e, I want to allow annonymous conections. Let me explain why. My girlfriend's laptop runs XP and her login is her full legal name with punctuation and spacing. So, to set up a unix login on my box with the same name is impossible, so I would have to set up a new user on her computer, transfer all the files and settings she has now to the new user and then delete the current user. That's kind a of a pain in the ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Scrimpshire Posted June 13, 2003 Report Share Posted June 13, 2003 There is an option somewhere in SWAT or Webmin for 'no passwords'. Let me look, because I'm at home now. Edit: Back with more info. You can make sure Webmin is running and go to: https://127.0.0.1:10000/samba/ And click your share or printer to edit it (or create new ones). Click 'Allow Guest'. That should do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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