On 8/4/2016 6:23 PM, reynierpm at gmail.com wrote: > local virtual machine running > CentOS 7 so I do not need any security. thats a mighty big assumption. > Having that in mind I have > installed Samba and this is how I setup for access the remote server: > > [global] > workgroup = WORKGROUP > server string = Samba Server %v > netbios name = CentOS Server > security = user > map to guest = bad user > dns proxy = no > > [root] > path = / > browsable =yes > writable = yes > guest ok = yes > read only = no > force user = root > force group = root your remote user who connects to this local VM is running windows as 'root' ? thats unusual. -- john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz