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# Samba/Tips and tricks

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Notes: I cannot see any reason why this section must be separate from the main article. (Discuss in Talk:Samba/Tips and tricks#)

## Share files without a username and password

Edit `/etc/samba/smb.conf` and add the following line:

    map to guest = Bad User

After this line:

    security = user

Restrict the shares data to a specific interface replace:

    ;   interfaces = 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24

with:

    interfaces = lo eth0
    bind interfaces only = true

Optionally edit the account that access the shares, edit the following line:

    ;   guest account = nobody

For example:

       guest account = pcguest

And do something in the likes of:

    # useradd -c "Guest User" -d /dev/null -s /bin/false pcguest

Then setup a "" password for user pcguest.

The last step is to create share directory (for write access make writable = yes):

    [Public Share]
    path = /path/to/public/share
    available = yes
    browsable = yes
    public = yes
    writable = no

Note: Make sure the guest also has permission to visit /path, /path/to and /path/to/public, according to http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/13858/do-the-parent-directorys-permissions-matter-when-accessing-a-subdirectory

### Sample Passwordless Configuration

This is the configuration I use with samba 4 for easy passwordless filesharing with family on a home network. Change any options needed to suit your network (workgroup and interface). I'm restricting it to the static IP I have on my ethernet interface, just delete that line if you do not care which interface is used.

    /etc/samba/smb.conf

    [global]

       workgroup = WORKGROUP

       server string = Media Server

       security = user
       map to guest = Bad User

       log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log

       max log size = 50

       interfaces = 192.168.2.194/24

       dns proxy = no

    [media]
       path = /shares
       public = yes
       only guest = yes
       writable = yes

    [storage]
       path = /media/storage
       public = yes
       only guest = yes
       writable = yes

## Samba 4.* : Password Complexity

Samba 4 requires strong password when adding new user with pdbedit. If you want to disable the complexity check, just use the follwing command:

    # samba-tool domain passwordsettings set --complexity=off

## Build Samba without CUPS

Just build without cups installed. From the Samba Wiki:

> Samba has built-in support [for CUPS] and defaults to CUPS if the development package (aka header files and libraries) could be found at compile time.

Of course, modifications to the PKGBUILD will also be necessary: libcups will have to be removed from the depends and makedepends arrays and other references to cups and printing will need to be deleted. In the case of the 4.1.9-1 PKGBUILD, 'other references' includes lines 169, 170 and 236:

        mkdir -p ${pkgdir}/usr/lib/cups/backend
        ln -sf /usr/bin/smbspool ${pkgdir}/usr/lib/cups/backend/smb
      install -d -m1777 ${pkgdir}/var/spool/samba

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