RE: Best way to enable 'guest' access onto Linux fileserver?

["Eve Atley" <eatley@wowcorp.com>]

Thanks everyone who responded to this question. I have tested it, but still
am unable to provide public access, either with or without a password.
Perhaps I have set up something incorrectly. Allow me to present what's
inside the smb.conf file...

[global]
        workgroup = WOWCORP
        netbios name = SERVER
        server string = WOW corp server
        encrypt passwords = Yes
        obey pam restrictions = Yes
        pam password change = Yes
        passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
        passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new*password* %n\n
*passwd:*al
l*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
        unix password sync = Yes
        log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
        max log size = 0
        socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
        os level = 70
        dns proxy = No
        hosts allow = 192.168.10. 127.
        printing = lprng
        guest account = samba
        map to guest = Bad User

[home]
        path = /home
        invalid users = root bin linux daemon adm sync shutdown halt mail
news uucp operator
        printable = no
        hide dot files = yes
        hide files = /.*/
        admin user = eve
        writable = yes

[public]
        comment =  Public guest directory
        path = /home/shared/public
        public = yes
        writeable = yes
        browseable = yes
        printable = no
        guest ok = yes
        create mode = 0777
        force create mode = 0777
        force directory mode = 0777
        security mask = 0777
        hide dot files = yes
        hide files = /.*/

Etc.