samba - Mar 2025 - shares and the use of EnableLinkedConnections

Hi.

We are testing a Samba configuration with AD and a File Server (FS), both
on Ubuntu machines.

Unfortunately, the tests with shares are not working as expected.

We configured a GPO so that logon.bat scripts with the desired mappings are
automatically applied when the user logs into AD from a Windows desktop.
This, however, is not working.

We discovered that setting the EnableLinkedConnections parameter to 1 in
the registry subkey
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System of
the user's Windows machine makes the mapping work.

I would like to know if the use of this parameter is mandatory (for all
versions of Windows) or if there are alternatives.

Thanks.

Ricardo

PS. Since this seems to only have to do with the user's machine, I did not
include information about the Samba configuration(s (AD and File Server).
If necessary, please let me know.

Hey Ricardo,

The "AD" way of mapping drives is with Group Policy's Mapped
Drives. Create
a GPO at the same level of your users (or, preferably, at the domain root),
call it something such as "Mapped drives". Edit it, and go to User
Configuration -> Preferences -> Drive Maps. Right-click a blank area, and
click "New -> Mapped drive". Fill out the form.

To target only certain security groups, click on the [Common] tab, choose
[x] Item Level Targeting, and build your query (i.e. User is in Security
Group "GROUP_A")

On Tue, Mar 11, 2025 at 12:13?PM Ricardo Campos via samba <
samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> Hi.
>
> We are testing a Samba configuration with AD and a File Server (FS), both
> on Ubuntu machines.
>
> Unfortunately, the tests with shares are not working as expected.
>
> We configured a GPO so that logon.bat scripts with the desired mappings are
> automatically applied when the user logs into AD from a Windows desktop.
> This, however, is not working.
>
> We discovered that setting the EnableLinkedConnections parameter to 1 in
> the registry subkey
>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
> of
> the user's Windows machine makes the mapping work.
>
> I would like to know if the use of this parameter is mandatory (for all
> versions of Windows) or if there are alternatives.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ricardo
>
> PS. Since this seems to only have to do with the user's machine, I did
not
> include information about the Samba configuration(s (AD and File Server).
> If necessary, please let me know.
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