Configure Public share on Samba

[Nezumikozo]

Here is my smb.conf file that I have been running on Mandrake 10.0 for 
about a year with nice results with similar purposes as Joe.  I am 
accessing it from 2 Windows XP and 1 dual Mandriva/XP boxes.  This might 
be a chance to see if I have some gaping security holes (outside my LAN) 
or mistakes...

[global]
    workgroup = WORKGOUP NAME
    log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
    netbios name = SERVERS_NETBIOS_NAME
    server string = Samba Server %v
    socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
    security = share
    dead time = 15
    use sendfile = no
    printcap name = cups
    disable spoolss = Yes
    show add printer wizard = No
    printing = cups
   
[public]
        comment = Public Folder (audio, video etc)
        path = /path/to/folder
        force user = name_of_my_main_user_ID
        force group = users
        read only = No
        guest ok = Yes

[printers]
    comment = All Printers
    path = /var/spool/samba
    printer admin = users_names
    guest ok = Yes
    printable = Yes
    use client driver = Yes
    browseable = Yes

For me, the global section was the hardest to tweak.  Nice performance 
gains with socket setting and use sendfile settings.

Do forget to refresh your Explorer window once you restart samba.  And, 
if I remember right, turning on "Simple file sharing" in XP Pro was a 
key issue.
(Windows Explorer -> Tools -> Folder Options -> View -> Use Simple File 
Sharing (Recommended)) 

Jay


JoeHill wrote:

>On Sun, 1 May 2005 10:49:21 -0400
>JoeHill disseminated the following:
>
>  
>
>>Next project for my little Debian-server-that-could:
>>
>>set up a 'public' share with Samba so that all clients on the LAN can read and
>>write to it.
>>
>>I've been able to configure it, using SWAT, so that I can access my users home
>>dir on the server from my desktop, but there does not appear to be any option
>>for creating a 'public' share. I checked the 'Official Samba HowTo' for clues,
>>but found no specific mention of how to create a publicly shared folder.
>>
>>Any hints appreciated!
>>    
>>
>
>Okay, I looked at the smb.conf on my Mandrake desktop, and it gave an example
>for setting up what I want, a browseable share, but I still cannot access it
>from my wife's WinXP box. Here is the entry:
>
># A publicly accessible directory
>[public]
>   comment = Public
>   path = /home/samba/public
>   read only = No
>   browseable = Yes
>   public = yes
>   writable = yes
>
>and yes, I did restart the samba service. The directory shows up in Windows
>Exploder, but cannot be read or accessed in any way.
>
>As usual, I'm probably missing something obvious.
>
>  
>

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