samba allow write all users

[aristosv]

I want to configure samba on my raspberry pi, to create a shared folder writable by everyone.

Everyone means, I won't create samba users on Raspbian, and any user from any Windows machine will be able to write in this folder.

I tried multiple options in /etc/samba/smb.conf. I can make the shared folder accessible, but not writable.

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[public]
path = /media
public = yes
writable = yes
guest ok = yes
available = yes
browsable = yes
create mask = 777
directory mask = 777
force user = nobody
force group = nogroup
directory mask = 0770
directory security mask = 0770
force directory mode = 0770
force directory security mode = 0770

How can I do this?

[fred44nl]

I have an entry saying:

read only = no

may be it helps, not sure

this is from internet "somewhere":

# A publicly accessible directory, read/write to all users. Note that all files
# created in the directory by users will be owned by the default user, so
# any user with access can delete any other user's files. Obviously this
# directory must be writable by the default user. Another user could of course
# be specified, in which case all files would be owned by that user instead.
;[public]
; path = /usr/somewhere/else/public
; public = yes
; only guest = yes
; writable = yes
; printable = no

source: http://www.labtestproject.com/samba_ser ... e_smb.conf

[mikerr]

You need far less than that:

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[Home]
path = /home/pi
read only = no
guest ok = yes

Then also

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sudo chmod a+w /home/pi 

Insecure, anyone can read/write - but gets the job done.

[aristosv]

this worked

[Shared]
path = /media
read only = no
guest ok = yes

But now the local users of the pi can't write in the folders created under /media

[snakepit]

If you want local pi users to also right into /media without opening the directory to 777. Then create a new group, ex mediausers

Add all pi users to mediausers group in /etc/group.

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usermod <user> -G mediausers

Change group ownership on /media to mediausers

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chgrp /media

Change permissions so members of the new group can write to the directory.

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chmod g+w /media

Update /etc/samba/smb.conf
to force group mediausers instead of nobody.