i think i found the answer everyone! https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus-share/+bug/1956419
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus-share in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/583921 Title: Nautilus share option doesn't allow guests Status in nautilus-share package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Binary package hint: nautilus-share Whenever I share a folder through the right-click option on Nautilus, even if I set it to allow guests, this shared folder will always ask me for a username/password on any Windows machine (I've tried XP, Vista, and 7), and it won't even ask me for this data if I try to access it from another Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. From what I've gathered, both smb.conf files (in /etc/samba/ and in /usr/share/samba/) are untouched, which makes it look like the extension isn't working. On Ubuntu 9.10 this worked the first time I tried it, but no idea what might be happening here on 10.04. I order for it to work, I have to add it manually to the smb.conf file, allowing guests, and also using "force user =", otherwise just as guests it'd keep asking for the username/password. I attached the "testparm -s" output, and here's the package versions: libpam-smbpass 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3 samba install ok installed libsmbclient 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3 samba install ok installed libwbclient0 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3 samba install ok installed samba 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3 install ok installed samba-common 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3 samba install ok installed samba-common-bin 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3 samba install ok installed smbclient 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3 samba install ok installed winbind 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3 samba install ok installed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus-share/+bug/583921/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
