docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/guestaccount.xml


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<samba:parameter xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
		<term><anchor id="GUESTACCOUNT"/>guest account (S)</term>
		<listitem><para>This is a username which will be used for access 
		to services which are specified as <link linkend="GUESTOK"><parameter moreinfo="none">
		guest ok</parameter></link> (see below). Whatever privileges this 
		user has will be available to any client connecting to the guest service. 
		Typically this user will exist in the password file, but will not
		have a valid login. The user account &quot;ftp&quot; is often a good choice 
		for this parameter. If a username is specified in a given service, 
		the specified username overrides this one.</para>

		<para>One some systems the default guest account &quot;nobody&quot; may not 
		be able to print. Use another account in this case. You should test 
		this by trying to log in as your guest user (perhaps by using the 
		<command moreinfo="none">su -</command> command) and trying to print using the 
		system print command such as <command moreinfo="none">lpr(1)</command> or <command moreinfo="none">
		lp(1)</command>.</para>

	        <para>This parameter does not accept % macros, because
	        many parts of the system require this value to be
	        constant for correct operation.</para>
		
		<para>Default: <emphasis>specified at compile time, usually 
		&quot;nobody&quot;</emphasis></para>

		<para>Example: <command moreinfo="none">guest account = ftp</command></para></listitem>
		</samba:parameter>