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How to enable guest user in ubuntu 10.04

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do you know how to enable guest user in ubuntu lucid 10.04 ?

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What do you mean by "guest user"? By default there isn't a special user, you'd have to create one. Or do you mean "guest user" like the one on Windows? Doesn't exist either, you'd have to set

Code:

guest ok = yes

in your Samba Server configuration.

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