1 <samba:parameter name="guest account"
3 basic="1" advanced="1" developer="1"
4 xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
6 <para>This is a username which will be used for access
7 to services which are specified as <link linkend="GUESTOK"><parameter moreinfo="none">
8 guest ok</parameter></link> (see below). Whatever privileges this
9 user has will be available to any client connecting to the guest service.
10 Typically this user will exist in the password file, but will not
11 have a valid login. The user account "ftp" is often a good choice
12 for this parameter. If a username is specified in a given service,
13 the specified username overrides this one.
16 <para>One some systems the default guest account "nobody" may not
17 be able to print. Use another account in this case. You should test
18 this by trying to log in as your guest user (perhaps by using the
19 <command moreinfo="none">su -</command> command) and trying to print using the
20 system print command such as <command moreinfo="none">lpr(1)</command> or <command moreinfo="none">
21 lp(1)</command>.</para>
23 <para>This parameter does not accept % macros, because
24 many parts of the system require this value to be
25 constant for correct operation.</para>
27 <para>Default: <emphasis>specified at compile time, usually "nobody"</emphasis></para>
29 <para>Example: <command moreinfo="none">guest account = ftp</command></para>