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If you run a mixed network—Linux servers or NAS devices serving files to Windows 11 clients—you have likely run into a frustrating reality: Microsoft keeps changing the rules.

Pro tip: Avoid setting ntlm auth = no unless you specifically need NTLMv1 (you don't). If your share requires a username/password (recommended), you usually just map the drive. But if you use guest access or have an older Samba version, do this: samba share windows 11

Published: October 12, 2023 | Reading Time: 4 minutes If you run a mixed network—Linux servers or

Connecting a Windows 11 PC to a Samba share should be straightforward. But due to security updates and the deprecation of the SMB1 protocol, you’ve probably seen the dreaded "Access Denied" or "The network path was not found" errors. But if you use guest access or have

[global] server min protocol = SMB2 client min protocol = SMB2 ntlm auth = yes map to guest = Bad User Restart Samba: sudo systemctl restart smbd