Windows 10 samba share configuration

Create a local account

You need to create a dedicated shared account with no privileges. This is a LOCAL account only.

• Control Panel > User accounts
• Manage another account
• Add a new user in PC settings
• Other users: add someone else to this PC
• I don't have this person sign-in information
• Add a user without a microsoft account

Allow insecure authentication

This will allow guest authentication + insecure connections. In other words: this is required for Ubuntu to connect because the Samba package on 14.04 is not yet as secure as Windows 10

• Run regedit
• HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters
• new parameter 32-bit DWORD
  • name: AllowInsecureGuestAuth
  • value: 1

Enable share on target folder(s) / drive(s)

Do the following on each folder / drive you'd like to share:

• Right click > properties > sharing tab
• Advanced sharing
• Permissions
• Add:
  • guest
  • guests
  • local account (ex: guillaume)
• For each access set rights (ex: Full control if local PC only)

Test connection

Open a new command line (Windows run > cmd)

• See all available accounts

net user

• view local shares

net view \\myServer

#ex:
net view \\xinxiongmao

• Connection test

net use \\myServer /u:myServer\myUser

#ex:
net use \\xinxiongmao\divers /u:xinxiongmao\guillaume

Enable guest account

This step is optional. Only do it to enable the guest account (not recommended)

• Run cmd as administrator
• net user guest /active:yes

References:

• https://www.maketecheasier.com/create-guest-account-windows-10/
• http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/windows-10-network-share-access.html
• http://superuser.com/questions/1006725/what-happens-to-a-guest-account-when-upgrading-from-windows-7-to-windows-10