When you use the iSeries™ NetServer™ guest support to access the i5/OS® output queues, you might experience trouble when trying to access the server. In addition, your specified printer might not go online.
If this is the case, add a password to the iSeries NetServer guest user profile, for example, SMBGUEST. You must also ensure that you enable the user profile. The network print server requires a password for authentication although it will not prompt the user to enter a password.
The addition of a password in the SMBGUEST user profile does not affect users who access iSeries NetServer file and print shares. When a user requires guest support for file and print services, iSeries NetServer does not prompt the user for the SMBGUEST password. Because the SMBGUEST user profile has a password and is enabled, set the initial menu parameter to *SIGNOFF, INLMNU(*SIGNOFF), to deny signon access.