Running smbd on F18 with this very simple config: [global] workgroup = TESTGROUP interfaces = 127.0.0.0/8 [myfiles] path = /home/alex/myfiles read only = no guest ok = yes And then i get: $ smbclient \\\\localhost\\myfiles Enter alex's password: session setup failed: NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE Gives me: Oct 16 13:57:22 fatty smbd[25498]: [2012/10/16 11:57:22.925829, 0] ../source3/auth/auth.c:380(load_auth_module) Oct 16 13:57:22 fatty smbd[25498]: load_auth_module: can't find auth method guest!
samba-4.0.0-157.fc18.rc3 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/samba-4.0.0-157.fc18.rc3
Package samba-4.0.0-157.fc18.rc3: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 18 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing samba-4.0.0-157.fc18.rc3' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-16206/samba-4.0.0-157.fc18.rc3 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
samba-4.0.0-158.fc18.rc3 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/samba-4.0.0-158.fc18.rc3
samba-4.0.0-159.fc18.rc3 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/samba-4.0.0-159.fc18.rc3
samba-4.0.0-160.fc18.rc3 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/samba-4.0.0-160.fc18.rc3
samba-4.0.0-160.fc18.rc3 has been pushed to the Fedora 18 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.