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 Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 11:04 pm Post subject: Samba 3: weird domain user profile directory on WXP [SOLVED] |
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Hi.
I've successfully configured & run Samba 3 on my Gentoo home server. Samba is configured with USER-level security. I've successfully added my XP (SP2) to the domain.
Now I'd like my Samba server to just work as a domain controller for password checking. I don't want any roaming profiles nor network shares (for the moment) nor home drive mappings, aso.
When I log onto my XP laptop with a domain user account I first get a logon message saying the roaming profile could not be retrieved. I press Ok then another message says that the local profile could not be created; using a TEMPorary profile instead.
If I browse the logged on user profile directory I get into C:\Documents And Settings\TEMP.<domain name> instead of C:\Documents And Settings\<user name>.
I don't have any [homes] section in smb.conf nor do I have a [Profiles] section.
Does anybody have an idea on what's going wrong?
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| Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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| do a testparm -v to find out what values are set, check logon path and home path |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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Just one thing - the new profile creation after joining domain is normal - if you want to migrate users back to their original user profiles and retain their settings etc., then follow this guide:
http://msmvps.com/clustering/archive/2004/10/06/15096.aspx |
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VinzC
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| Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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| nobspangle wrote: | | do a testparm -v to find out what values are set, check logon path and home path |
logon path = \\%N\%U\profile
There is no home path.
But I didn't set that in smb.conf  ...
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VinzC
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| Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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| j-m wrote: | | Just one thing - the new profile creation after joining domain is normal |
Sure but the local profile path of a newly connected domain user should be C:\Document and Settings\<logon name>\... and I get C:\Document and Settings\TEMP\... instead.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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| VinzC wrote: | | j-m wrote: | | Just one thing - the new profile creation after joining domain is normal |
Sure but the local profile path of a newly connected domain user should be C:\Document and Settings\<logon name>\... and I get C:\Document and Settings\TEMP\... instead. |
Sure, I just wanted to warn you in advance, that the problem you described above is not going to be the last problem you are going to fight with when using Samba PDC... 
And actually, the profile path will probably be C:\Documents and Settings\<logon name>.<domain name>\ |
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| Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2005 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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try adding
logon path =
in your smb.conf |
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| Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2005 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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| nobspangle wrote: | try adding
logon path =
in your smb.conf |
Thank you, nobspangle. That did the trick  ; now I have a true Win-like server. But much better inside.
| j-m wrote: | | Sure, I just wanted to warn you in advance, that the problem you described above is not going to be the last problem you are going to fight with when using Samba PDC... |
Who talked about problems? This was my only one  .
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