diff --git a/roles/common/templates/etc/samba/smb.conf.j2 b/roles/common/templates/etc/samba/smb.conf.j2
index d481e3b..29304e1 100644
--- a/roles/common/templates/etc/samba/smb.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/common/templates/etc/samba/smb.conf.j2
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
 
 # By default, the home directories are exported read-only. Change the
 # next parameter to 'no' if you want to be able to write to them.
-   read only = yes
+   read only = no
 
 # File creation mask is set to 0700 for security reasons. If you want to
 # create files with group=rw permissions, set next parameter to 0775.