dAniel hAhler pointed out [0] on Ubuntu's Launchpad that I forgot to update a comment that corresponds with one of these changes. Attached is an updated patch.
Richard [0] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+bug/182567/comments/2
--- /usr/share/samba/smb.conf 2007-12-18 01:28:02.000000000 -0600
+++ smb.conf 2008-01-13 12:00:12.000000000 -0600
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@
# This might need tweaking when using external authentication schemes
; valid users = %S
-# By default, the home directories are exported read-only. Change next
-# parameter to 'yes' if you want to be able to write to them.
-; writable = no
+# By default, the home directories are exported read-only. Change the
+# next parameter to 'no' if you want to be able to write to them.
+; read only = yes
# File creation mask is set to 0700 for security reasons. If you want to
# create files with group=rw permissions, set next parameter to 0775.
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
; comment = Network Logon Service
; path = /home/samba/netlogon
; guest ok = yes
-; writable = no
+; read only = yes
; share modes = no
# Un-comment the following and create the profiles directory to store
@@ -268,9 +268,9 @@
browseable = no
path = /var/spool/samba
printable = yes
- public = no
- writable = no
- create mode = 0700
+ guest ok = no
+ read only = yes
+ create mask = 0700
# Windows clients look for this share name as a source of downloadable
# printer drivers
@@ -288,10 +288,10 @@
# A sample share for sharing your CD-ROM with others.
;[cdrom]
; comment = Samba server's CD-ROM
-; writable = no
+; read only = yes
; locking = no
; path = /cdrom
-; public = yes
+; guest ok = yes
# The next two parameters show how to auto-mount a CD-ROM when the
# cdrom share is accesed. For this to work /etc/fstab must contain
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