Passwordless samba share

From DWIKI

If you ever ran into IPMI telling you to mount an ISO on a a samba shared, here it is:

Pick a system and install samba on it

  1. smb.conf
[global]
server role = standalone server
; no idea why
map to guest = bad user
usershare allow guests = yes
[public]
comment = Public Stuff
path = /home/samba
public = yes
writable = yes
guest ok = yes
guest only = yes
browseable = yes


mounting the share in ipmi

Share host: ip of your samba server
Path to image: \public/myrescue.iso

and hit "Save"