Version: (using KDE 4.4.2) OS: Linux Installed from: Ubuntu Packages I have a Linux server running Samba so that everyone (guest) can read but you need to supply user and password to gain write access. When I'm trying to access the server using "smb://user@server/share/" in Konqueror or Dolphin I'm not asked for password and I'm silently logged in as guest (without write access). I can use "smb://user:password@server/share/" to gain write access but then the password is displayed for all to see when i type it and it's also stored in the Konqueror's history.
Bug confirmed with KDE/Dolphin 4.4.5, on a Debian Squeeze box. Setting a fake default user in "System Settings", "Sharing" does not help: after the default user logon failed, the guest logon is tried and succeed. This is very annoying, because there is not a way to access a share as a non-guest user. Storing the password in the URL exposes the passowrd in clear text to anyone doing "ps uax".
I'm afraid passwordless guess access is something that Samba no longer supports. :(