Specifications

Chapter 5 Working with SMB Service 101
5 To permit Windows or other SMB users to connect to Windows le services without
providing a user name or password, select “Allow Guest access.”
Guest access is a convenient way to provide occasional users with access to les and
other items, but for better security, don’t select this option.
6 To limit the number of users who can be connected to the SMB service at one time,
select “__ maximum” and enter a number in the eld.
7 Select the kinds of authentication Windows users can use.
Authentication options are NTLMv2 & Kerberos, NTLM, or LAN Manager. NTLMv2 &
Kerberos is the most secure option, but clients need Windows NT, Windows 98, or later
to use it. LAN Manager is the least secure, but Windows 95 clients can use it.
8 Click Save.
From the command line:
To congure SMB service access settings: m
$ sudo serveradmin settings
smb:map to guest = value
smb:max smbd processes = value
Control-D
Parameter Description
map to guest
Whether guest access is allowed. Can be set to:
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Never" (No guest access)
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Bad User" (Allow guest access)
This corresponds to the “Allow Guest access”
checkbox in the Access pane of Windows service
settings in the Server Admin application.
max smbd processes
The maximum allowed number of smbd server
processes. Each connection uses its own smbd
process, so this is the same as specifying the
maximum number of SMB connections.
0 means unlimited.
This corresponds to the “maximum” client
connections eld in the Access pane of the
Windows service settings in the Server Admin
application.
For more information about command-line parameters for SMB, see “SMB
Parameters” on page 150. For information about serveradmin, see its man page.
For the basics of command-line tool usage, see Introduction to Command-Line
Administration.