SMB Sharing with Sharing Only Account

Is there any way to activate SMB sharing with a Sharing Only account? I've created a Sharing Only account but when I go into the Sharing prefs pane under SMB it only lists normal accounts, not the Sharing Only accounts.

I'm having a similar problem...only with FTP. I created several "Sharing Only" accounts and none of them are able to connect via FTP. I'm able to connect via FTP as a user with a standard account though.
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Error reads "User xxxxxxx may not use FTP" when I try to connect via Transmit.

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