samba share but sub folders are not readable

Question

I want to share a folder with samba. I want the folder to be read only and I don't want the user to have to enter a username or password.

I add the configuration to my smb.conf file and the folder is exposed as a share. The problem is I cannot access any folders below that directory.

What is the easiest way to allow the user to see the shared folders and the files below the folder?

Answer 1

You should set the filespermission for the diretory to 774.
chmod -R 774 your_directory

Then set the guest user in the [global] section and enable the share in smb.conf.
security = share
guest account = nobody

Now create the share
[your_share]
comment = your share access
path = /path_to_share
browseable = yes
read only = yes
guest ok = yes