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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 ...
Thanks for that, should help others. I've stuck with user mode, had to re-create everything. I would have been better editing the smb config.
WHATEVER YOU (future people with this issue) DO, DO NOT LET SUPPORT CHANGE IT TO USER MODE BY LOGGING IN REMOTELY. That stuffed me up no end, and the issues were not immediately obvious.
If you want User mode, If I was you I would copy data off, factory reset, delete shares, change to User Mode, create shares, copy data back. Test access and normal function before recycling your copied data.
WHATEVER YOU (future people with this issue) DO, DO NOT LET SUPPORT CHANGE IT TO USER MODE BY LOGGING IN REMOTELY. That stuffed me up no end, and the issues were not immediately obvious.
If you want User mode, If I was you I would copy data off, factory reset, delete shares, change to User Mode, create shares, copy data back. Test access and normal function before recycling your copied data.
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