Create a public/anonymous Windows network drive on TrueNAS-13.0-U3.1Core 2022
Capturing my step-by-step notes here on how to set up a public SMB share on a network using TrueNAS. So that next time I don't need to fumble around. If this helps someone else, that's a bonus. Starting from a completely fresh installation on a system with three hard drives. In this virtualised trial run, I have 10GB drive for TrueNAS installation, 2 x 32GB drives for storage. Login as root Storage / Pools / Add Create Pool Name: my pool Suggest Layout Create Confirm, Create Pool Options / Add Dataset Name: pub Submit Sharing / Windows Shares (SMB) / Add Path: /mnt/mypool/pub Advanced Options Allow Guest Access Submit Enable Service Configure ACL / Configure Now Default ACL Options OPEN Continue User: nobody Group: nobody Apply User + Apply Group Save Open your network drive in Finder Check that you can create a folder. Enjoy.