samba - Jan 2007 - How to recover: Lost /var/lib/samba/profiles restoring from disk crash

I had configured a linux server as a PDC for my home network with a 
couple windows boxes.
I had a disk crash, and recovered all of my configuration from backups.  
I installed fc6 instead of fc4, with whatever samba came along with it 
(3.0.23c).  But somewhere along the line I realized that I had no 
backups of /var since I long ago learned that /var was for stuff that 
you don't need to backup (sic).

Now /var/lib/samba/profiles should contain my roaming profile, but when 
I log on to a windows box it says it can't locate my remote profile (not 
surprisingly).  Is there a way to reconstruct the profiles directory 
contents by copying my NTuser.dat from the windows box, or something? 

 Here are the (I think) relevant parts of my configuration:

[global]
    netbios name = TERMITA
    workgroup = AURORAHIGHLANDS
    wins support = yes
    passdb backend = smbpasswd
    os level = 33
    security = user
        time server = yes
    preferred master = yes
    domain master = yes
    local master = yes
    domain logons = yes
    logon path = \\server\profiles\%U
    logon drive = H:
    logon home = \\server\share\%U
    logon script = logon.cmd
    server string = Share Server
    add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g 5000 -s 
/bin/false -M %u
    hosts allow = 192.168.1. 127.
    interfaces = 192.168.1.0/24
[netlogon]
    path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon
    read only = yes
    write list = ntadmin

[profiles]
    path = /var/lib/samba/profiles
    writeable = yes
    create mask = 0600
    directory mask = 0700
    valid users = user1,user2

Thanks!

Marvin

Your roaming profile should be on the last Windows computer you used. 
When you log on again, Samba will rebuild the roaming profile from the 
local profile on your Windows computer.

If Windows can't find your roaming profile, it likely is having a 
problem with ACLs. in your smb.conf, try setting:
     profile acls = yes
then restart samba. You should be able to log in properly, although the 
first time will take a while as it rebuilds the profile.


marvin wrote:
> I had configured a linux server as a PDC for my home network with a 
> couple windows boxes.
> I had a disk crash, and recovered all of my configuration from 
> backups.  I installed fc6 instead of fc4, with whatever samba came 
> along with it (3.0.23c).  But somewhere along the line I realized that 
> I had no backups of /var since I long ago learned that /var was for 
> stuff that you don't need to backup (sic).
>
> Now /var/lib/samba/profiles should contain my roaming profile, but 
> when I log on to a windows box it says it can't locate my remote 
> profile (not surprisingly).  Is there a way to reconstruct the 
> profiles directory contents by copying my NTuser.dat from the windows 
> box, or something?
> Here are the (I think) relevant parts of my configuration:
>
> [global]
>    netbios name = TERMITA
>    workgroup = AURORAHIGHLANDS
>    wins support = yes
>    passdb backend = smbpasswd
>    os level = 33
>    security = user
>        time server = yes
>    preferred master = yes
>    domain master = yes
>    local master = yes
>    domain logons = yes
>    logon path = \\server\profiles\%U
>    logon drive = H:
>    logon home = \\server\share\%U
>    logon script = logon.cmd
>    server string = Share Server
>    add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g 5000 -s 
> /bin/false -M %u
>    hosts allow = 192.168.1. 127.
>    interfaces = 192.168.1.0/24
> [netlogon]
>    path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon
>    read only = yes
>    write list = ntadmin
>
> [profiles]
>    path = /var/lib/samba/profiles
>    writeable = yes
>    create mask = 0600
>    directory mask = 0700
>    valid users = user1,user2
>
> Thanks!
>
> Marvin

Sorry, I should have also mentioned, I recommend backing up the profiles 
   since the Windows information is important. It also contains My 
Documents, which is where most Windows users keep their files.

A lot of people will put their profiles in /home/samba/profiles, along 
with a /home/samba/netlogon directory. I also use /home/shares for all 
the shares. Makes it simple to figure out what to back up. All the 
client information is in one place. :)

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Your roaming profile should be on the last Windows computer you used.
When you log on again, Samba will rebuild the roaming profile from the
local profile on your Windows computer.

If Windows can't find your roaming profile, it likely is having a
problem with ACLs. in your smb.conf, try setting:
     profile acls = yes
then restart samba. You should be able to log in properly, although the
first time will take a while as it rebuilds the profile.


marvin wrote:
> I had configured a linux server as a PDC for my home network with a 
> couple windows boxes.
> I had a disk crash, and recovered all of my configuration from 
> backups.  I installed fc6 instead of fc4, with whatever samba came 
> along with it (3.0.23c).  But somewhere along the line I realized that 
> I had no backups of /var since I long ago learned that /var was for 
> stuff that you don't need to backup (sic).
>
> Now /var/lib/samba/profiles should contain my roaming profile, but 
> when I log on to a windows box it says it can't locate my remote 
> profile (not surprisingly).  Is there a way to reconstruct the 
> profiles directory contents by copying my NTuser.dat from the windows 
> box, or something?
> Here are the (I think) relevant parts of my configuration:
>
> [global]
>    netbios name = TERMITA
>    workgroup = AURORAHIGHLANDS
>    wins support = yes
>    passdb backend = smbpasswd
>    os level = 33
>    security = user
>        time server = yes
>    preferred master = yes
>    domain master = yes
>    local master = yes
>    domain logons = yes
>    logon path = \\server\profiles\%U
>    logon drive = H:
>    logon home = \\server\share\%U
>    logon script = logon.cmd
>    server string = Share Server
>    add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g 5000 -s 
> /bin/false -M %u
>    hosts allow = 192.168.1. 127.
>    interfaces = 192.168.1.0/24
> [netlogon]
>    path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon
>    read only = yes
>    write list = ntadmin
>
> [profiles]
>    path = /var/lib/samba/profiles
>    writeable = yes
>    create mask = 0600
>    directory mask = 0700
>    valid users = user1,user2
>
> Thanks!
>
> Marvin

Thanks, I'll try your suggestions.  BTW, I don't keep My Documents in my
roaming
profile, I have my documents outside my profile as a separate samba share.

Marvin