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> [mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] De la part de Cain, Marc
> Envoy? : mardi 9 novembre 2010 21:34
> ? : samba at lists.samba.org
> Objet : [Samba] Fwd: Windows 7 problems
>
>
>
> On Nov 9, 2010, at 7:29 AM, henri wrote:
>
> >
> > I have a couple of questions related to Windows 7 :
> >
> > - opening a domain session on the Win7 client takes a long time. At
> > least 40 seconds, while there is no delay on XP client. Is
> it a kown
> > problem ? A bug ? What can be done to avoid such a delay ?
>
> There are a least two timeouts that I've found that can
> affect domain logons
>
> -- Roaming profile logon timeout: When a user with a
> roaming profile attempts to logon to a Samba domain Windows
> will display the Welcome screen for 30 seconds before
> enabling the user's desktop. This bug does not affect Active
> Directory logons. Setting the GPO below to 0 seconds will
> work around this timeout.
>
> \\Computer Configuration\Administrative
> Templates\System\Set maximum wait time for the network if a
> user has a roaming user profile or remote home directory
> Set to: 0
>
> -- Synchronous Logon script timeout: When the local
> Computer GPO is set to "Run logon scripts synchronously"
> Windows 7 displays the Welcome screen for 30 seconds before
> enabling the user's desktop. NOTE: this bug may only be
> extant in Windows 7 Professional, not Enterprise or may have
> been addressed in service pack. Creating the following
> REG_DWORD registry key will work around this bug:
>
>
> \\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
> \Policies\System\DelayedDesktopSwitchTimeout
> Set to: 00000001
>
> There is also the solid color background bug (again, it may
> have since been addressed in a service pack): Change the
> background color to any .jpg image.
Thanks for that. After some tests I got it work.
>
>
> > - in smb.conf , the %a value for Windows 7 is "Vista" ,
right ?
>
> Don't know. The %a switch hasn't worked in our shop for some
> time. Windows 7 will tag the profile folder listed with a
> .V2 extension or will expect a .V2 extension.
I was asking for the %a substitution in order to call the right script file
at logon .
For me , logon%a.cmd is substitued by logonVista.cmd . I assume it's ok.
>
> > - NT Default Profile no longer works with Windows 7 . I guess it is
> > normal , but is there a workaround ?
>
> Default User profiles do work with Windows 7 and Samba. See
> the article for Windows 7 default profile details:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973289
Thanks for the link. I will try the procedure.
>
> > - Same question for NT policies : I assume it is normal
> that windows 7
> > does not support NTconfig.pol files any longer.
> Nevertheless, is there
> > a way to get the same features ? For these kind of functionality
> > (having some control of user profiles on Win7 clients) , is AD the
> > only and inescapable solution ?
>
> We create a local group policy that we copy from the server
> via logon script at logon time. Works great for bot WinXP
> and Windows 7.
How do you generate the policy file and how do you copy it from server to
client via logon script ?
XP was automaticaly loading ntconfig.pol (generated by the old poledit.exe)
in the netlogon directory , but what about Win 7 ?
Thanks for your help.
Henri
>
> > For my needs (200 domain users), NT domain was a sufficient
> solution
> > and worked perfectly with XP. I am affraid that with
> Windows 7, I will
> > have to move to something much more and unnecessarily complex :-( .
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help.
> >
> > Henri
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