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Many security_mode=share issues here, what's the problem?
With Security Mode=share, people are having issues with new, non passworded shares, where Windows (7 & Vista & I think XP) asks for a userid/password for what should be an open/guest access. Seems ...
In case anyone wants to go with the "fix the smbpasswd file" fix proposed upthread, I just went through that process, end to end with the 4.1.12 firmware, and can confirm that it works. I'll run through how to do this at a high level; hopefully the details in between will be evident. NOTE: You have to know a bit of Linux/Unix to do this. If you're not comfortable working at the command line of a Linux login, you should strongly consider one of the other options. If you make a false move, your unit could stop functioning properly. NOTE 2: This applies to the NV+ v1. I don't know if there are varying details for the other ReadyNAS systems.
1. Install the "Enable Root SSH Access" add-on, found at http://www.readynas.com/?p=4203. Grab the sparc version, as that's the underlying architecture of the NV+ v1. See the instructions in the ReadyNAS RAIDiator 4.1 Software Manual for installing add-ons. Note that, by installing this add-on, Netgear may deny support for the unit (I'm assuming the "may" is because you could wreck things on your NAS if you start doing the wrong thing as root).
2. SSH into the NAS (I use Cygwin on Windows): ssh root@[NAS machine name or address], e.g. ssh root@192.168.1.100
3. Edit /etc/samba/smbpasswd. I know that the 'vi' editor is available. I don't know what other editors are there. Remove the 'D' for any share that you care to access, where it's defined in the brackets. E.g. [NDU] becomes [NU].
4. Restart samba: /etc/init.d/samba restart
5. Enjoy your newly-accessible shares.
Note that if you want to use this approach, you'll have to do it for every new share you add, unfortunately. It's pretty easy, once you've done it the first time though. Anyway, I hope this helps others. It seemed like the best option for me.
1. Install the "Enable Root SSH Access" add-on, found at http://www.readynas.com/?p=4203. Grab the sparc version, as that's the underlying architecture of the NV+ v1. See the instructions in the ReadyNAS RAIDiator 4.1 Software Manual for installing add-ons. Note that, by installing this add-on, Netgear may deny support for the unit (I'm assuming the "may" is because you could wreck things on your NAS if you start doing the wrong thing as root).
2. SSH into the NAS (I use Cygwin on Windows): ssh root@[NAS machine name or address], e.g. ssh root@192.168.1.100
3. Edit /etc/samba/smbpasswd. I know that the 'vi' editor is available. I don't know what other editors are there. Remove the 'D' for any share that you care to access, where it's defined in the brackets. E.g. [NDU] becomes [NU].
4. Restart samba: /etc/init.d/samba restart
5. Enjoy your newly-accessible shares.
Note that if you want to use this approach, you'll have to do it for every new share you add, unfortunately. It's pretty easy, once you've done it the first time though. Anyway, I hope this helps others. It seemed like the best option for me.
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