Administration -> Shared Folders basically doesn't work. True?

[Adam Conrad]

Chanchao wrote:
> 
> # Global Parameters
> [global]
> workgroup = WORKGROUP
> server string = Ubuntu
> netbios name = Ubuntu
> wins support = no
> encrypt passwords = yes

Make sure to globally specify a "guest user".  This is usually the user
"nobody", but can be any unprivileged user, really.

> [shared]
> path = /var/shared
> public = yes
> read only = no
> available = yes
> browseable = yes
> writable = yes

And for the share that you want "free for all" access to, add "guest ok
= yes"

... Adam