Samba Share Windows 11 [portable] -

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

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

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. [global] server min protocol = SMB2 client min

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