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title: "Randall Wolfe (@rsw) | Hashnode"
description: "Linux, Infrastructure, and the art of keeping things running. Read the latest articles by Randall Wolfe on Hashnode."
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# Randall Wolfe

@rsw · Omaha, Nebraska · Joined June 2026

Linux, Infrastructure, and the art of keeping things running.

### [Taming the Identity Crisis: Solving the Windows 11 Samba Authentication and Guest Login Loop](https://randallswolfe.hashnode.dev/taming-the-identity-crisis-solving-the-windows-11-samba-authentication-and-guest-login-loop?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

If you manage a cross-platform home lab or enterprise environment, you will eventually run into one of the most frustrating quirks in modern networking: the Windows 11 Samba guest loop. You set up you

3 min read · [randallswolfe.hashnode.dev](https://randallswolfe.hashnode.dev/taming-the-identity-crisis-solving-the-windows-11-samba-authentication-and-guest-login-loop?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jun 30](https://hashnode.com/posts/taming-the-identity-crisis-solving-the-windows-11-samba-authentication-and-guest-login-loop/6a43535dd0a1a754b24a1525)

### [The Sysadmin’s Guide to Secure, Persistent Samba Mounts in Linux](https://randallswolfe.hashnode.dev/the-sysadmin-s-guide-to-secure-persistent-samba-mounts-in-linux?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

If you’ve ever found yourself fighting with /etc/fstab to get a network share to mount reliably after a reboot, you aren't alone. Between user-space permission locks and credential handling, it’s a cl

3 min read · [randallswolfe.hashnode.dev](https://randallswolfe.hashnode.dev/the-sysadmin-s-guide-to-secure-persistent-samba-mounts-in-linux?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jun 29](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-sysadmin-s-guide-to-secure-persistent-samba-mounts-in-linux/6a41fb51494cacd538e45770)