samba - Jan 2005 - Samba PDC and Windows XP not executing logon.bat

I have spent most of the past 24 hours reading various samba docs and 
searching google for help -- but can't find a solution. Suggestions and
solutions
would be appreciated. 

I have set up a Linux Box (Samba 3.02) as a PDC with roaming profiles. (I 
haven't upgraded, because this box is a model for over 100 other boxes in
the
field). I can add XP users to the domain and their roaming profiles work great. 
However, I can't seem to get the logon.bat file to run when a user logs on.
I
can run it from the windows command line (using the file stored the linux box  
\\linuxbox\netlogon\logon.bat) -- and it does what it is supposed to do. But 
this file will not run automatically when logging on. 

I created the logon.bat file on a Windows Box and copied it over to the Linux 
Box (so the CR/LF thing should be fine). And of course the file runs from the 
Windows command line, so there shouldn't be anything wrong with the file 
itself. 

In the smb.conf file, relevant listings include: 

[global]
...
security = user
domain master = Yes
preferred master = Yes
local master = Yes
domain logons = Yes
logon path = \\servername\Profiles\%U
encrypt passwords = Yes
logon script = logon.bat
time server = Yes

[netlogon]
path = /etc/samba/netlogon
read only = Yes
browseable = No

[profiles]
path = /etc/samba/profiles
browseable = No
writeable = Yes
create mask = 0600
directory mask = 0700
;next line prevents desktop.ini from opening in Notepad upon logon
hide files = /desktop.ini/

....

A note on my smb.conf file. I originally set it up with the logon path = 
\\servername\Profiles\%U with an uppercase P in Profiles. 

Then I noticed that the share name "profiles" had a lower case
"p". No I find
that if I change the logon path so that "profiles" has a lowercase p,
logons
from all XP workstations fail. If I change it back to an uppercase P, all is 
well. Seems strange to me -- but Samba is often a black box. 

Help would be appreciated. 

Andy Liebman

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Hi,

I have my netlogon share defined as such:

[netlogon]
~  comment = Netlogon
~  path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon
~  guest ok = Yes
~  locking = No

I think the 'guest ok part' might help you... I'm not 100% sure...

Regards,
Pascal de Bruijn

AndyLiebman@aol.com wrote:
| I have spent most of the past 24 hours reading various samba docs and
| searching google for help -- but can't find a solution. Suggestions
and solutions
| would be appreciated.
|
| I have set up a Linux Box (Samba 3.02) as a PDC with roaming profiles. (I
| haven't upgraded, because this box is a model for over 100 other boxes
in the
| field). I can add XP users to the domain and their roaming profiles
work great.
| However, I can't seem to get the logon.bat file to run when a user
logs on. I
| can run it from the windows command line (using the file stored the
linux box
| \\linuxbox\netlogon\logon.bat) -- and it does what it is supposed to
do. But
| this file will not run automatically when logging on.
|
| I created the logon.bat file on a Windows Box and copied it over to
the Linux
| Box (so the CR/LF thing should be fine). And of course the file runs
from the
| Windows command line, so there shouldn't be anything wrong with the file
| itself.
|
| In the smb.conf file, relevant listings include:
|
| [global]
| ...
| security = user
| domain master = Yes
| preferred master = Yes
| local master = Yes
| domain logons = Yes
| logon path = \\servername\Profiles\%U
| encrypt passwords = Yes
| logon script = logon.bat
| time server = Yes
|
| [netlogon]
| path = /etc/samba/netlogon
| read only = Yes
| browseable = No
|
| [profiles]
| path = /etc/samba/profiles
| browseable = No
| writeable = Yes
| create mask = 0600
| directory mask = 0700
| ;next line prevents desktop.ini from opening in Notepad upon logon
| hide files = /desktop.ini/
|
| ....
|
| A note on my smb.conf file. I originally set it up with the logon path |
\\servername\Profiles\%U with an uppercase P in Profiles.
|
| Then I noticed that the share name "profiles" had a lower case
"p". No
I find
| that if I change the logon path so that "profiles" has a lowercase
p,
logons
| from all XP workstations fail. If I change it back to an uppercase P,
all is
| well. Seems strange to me -- but Samba is often a black box.
|
| Help would be appreciated.
|
| Andy Liebman

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The "guest ok = Yes" line proved to be the secret to getting Windows
XP to
execute the logon.bat file. Thanks for the suggestion! 

Nowhere in any Samba documentation have I found that mentioned. It should be 
in the book. 

Thanks again, 
Andy Liebman
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Hi,

I have my netlogon share defined as such:

[netlogon]
~  comment = Netlogon
~  path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon
~  guest ok = Yes
~  locking = No

I think the 'guest ok part' might help you... I'm not 100% sure...

Regards,
Pascal de Bruijn

AndyLiebman@aol.com wrote:
| I have spent most of the past 24 hours reading various samba docs and
| searching google for help -- but can't find a solution. Suggestions
and solutions
| would be appreciated.
|
| I have set up a Linux Box (Samba 3.02) as a PDC with roaming profiles. (I
| haven't upgraded, because this box is a model for over 100 other boxes
in the
| field). I can add XP users to the domain and their roaming profiles
work great.
| However, I can't seem to get the logon.bat file to run when a user
logs on. I
| can run it from the windows command line (using the file stored the
linux box
| \\linuxbox\netlogon\logon.bat) -- and it does what it is supposed to
do. But
| this file will not run automatically when logging on.
|
| I created the logon.bat file on a Windows Box and copied it over to
the Linux
| Box (so the CR/LF thing should be fine). And of course the file runs
from the
| Windows command line, so there shouldn't be anything wrong with the file
| itself.
|
| In the smb.conf file, relevant listings include:
|
| [global]
| ...
| security = user
| domain master = Yes
| preferred master = Yes
| local master = Yes
| domain logons = Yes
| logon path = \\servername\Profiles\%U
| encrypt passwords = Yes
| logon script = logon.bat
| time server = Yes
|
| [netlogon]
| path = /etc/samba/netlogon
| read only = Yes
| browseable = No
|
| [profiles]
| path = /etc/samba/profiles
| browseable = No
| writeable = Yes
| create mask = 0600
| directory mask = 0700
| ;next line prevents desktop.ini from opening in Notepad upon logon
| hide files = /desktop.ini/
|
| ....
|
| A note on my smb.conf file. I originally set it up with the logon path |
\\servername\Profiles\%U with an uppercase P in Profiles.
|
| Then I noticed that the share name "profiles" had a lower case
"p". No
I find
| that if I change the logon path so that "profiles" has a lowercase
p,
logons
| from all XP workstations fail. If I change it back to an uppercase P,
all is
| well. Seems strange to me -- but Samba is often a black box.
|
| Help would be appreciated.
|
| Andy Liebman

On Tuesday 25 January 2005 08:16, AndyLiebman@aol.com
wrote:
> The "guest ok = Yes" line proved to be the secret to getting
Windows XP to
> execute the logon.bat file. Thanks for the suggestion!
>
> Nowhere in any Samba documentation have I found that mentioned. It should
> be in the book.
Are you planning to submit a patch or documentation update for the book? I 
will welcome it.

- John T.