samba - May 2002 - Win9x login script drive mapping problem - addendum

As an addendum to my original message (copied below), I have tried a couple of
things and have found the following:

Running a one line login script, eg

net use * \\server\share

with an echo command produces the following output:

The syntax is incorrect.
For help, type NET USE /? at the command prompt.

Yet running the same script one the machine as soon after login as possible
results in he drive being mapped correctly!

Any ideas anyone?

Regards

Dr. Andy Dawson
A.J.Dawson@Bradford.ac.uk

 Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 16:29:22 +0100 (BST)
From: A.J.Dawson <ajdawson@bradford.ac.uk>
To: samba@lists.samba.org
Subject: Win9x login script drive mapping problem

I am having problems with a Windows 98 machine that is connecting to our Linux
Samba server. The problem is that I cannot get it to automatically map users
drives when they log on. The login script *appears* to run okay, but the drives
are simply not mapped.

Under Windows NT/2K this has not been a problem.

I have tried creating a one line login script along the lines of

net use * \\server\share

And even that doesnt work!

I suspect that I am doing something daft, but if anyone could give me a few
pointers, that would be most useful!

My smb.conf is attached at the bottom of the e-mail

Regards

Dr. Andy Dawson
A.J.Dawson@Bradford.ac.uk

 Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.


# Start of smb.conf file

[global]
   workgroup = SOMEGROUP
   server string = NT Server
   socket options = TCP_NODELAY
   interfaces = XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/24
   local master = yes
   os level = 69
   domain master = yes
   preferred master = yes
   domain logons = yes
   wins server = XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
   ;dns proxy = yes
   time server = yes
   map archive = yes
   browseable = yes

   # log file options - log by machine name, not > 200k /log
   log file = /usr/local/samba/log/log.%m
   max log size = 200

   # security considerations
   security = user
   encrypt passwords = yes
   # NOTE: we need to set this to no for Win95 clients < 4.00.950a
   hosts allow = XXX.XXX.XXX. 127.
   remote announce = XXX.XXX.XXX.255/SOMEGROUP
   guest account = nobody
   map to guest = Never
   guest ok = no
   domain admin group = @NT_adm
   add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -c NT_machine -d /dev/null -g NT_machines
-s /bin/false %m$
   bind interfaces only = yes
   unix password sync = yes
   passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u

   # printer defaults
   load printers = yes
   printing = BSD
   print command = /usr/bin/lpr -P%p -r %s
   lpq command = /usr/bin/lpq -P%p
   use client driver = yes
   disable spoolss = yes
   printer admin = @NT_adm
   printcap name = /etc/printcap

   # logon paths etc.
   logon script = scripts\%u.bat

   logon drive = p:

[netlogon]
   comment = Network Logon Service
   path = /usr/local/samba/netlogon
   guest ok = no
   writable = no
   browseable = no

[homes]
   comment = %u on %L
   volume = %u on %L
   writeable = yes
   valid users = @users
   nt acl support = no
   browseable = no

[Guest]
   comment = Guest on %L
   volume = Guest on %L
   writeable = yes
   path = /home/guest
   valid users = @users
   force group = users
   force create mode = 770
   force directory mode = 770
   create mask = 770
   directory mask = 770
   browseable = yes

[Netlon]
   comment = Netlon on %L
   volume = Netlon on %L
   writable = yes
   path = /home/netlon
   valid users = @netlon
   force group = netlon
   force create mode = 770
   force directory mode = 770
   create mask = 770
   directory mask = 770
   browseable = no

#### Printers ####

[Laserjet_6MP]
   comment = Laserjet_6MP on %L
   printable = yes
   path = /var/spool/lpd/ircps02.irc.brad.ac.uk-lp-lj_6mp
   printer = lj_6mp
   browseable = yes
   read only = yes
   valid users = @users

# End of smb.conf

try one of these patches for the affected machine depending on OS (95 or
98):

http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/WUCritical/fileacc/Default.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/downloads/contents/WUCritical/fileacc/Default.asp

This will fix the issue you describe on Windows 95b, but I don't have
any 98 machines to test on (only 98SE which isn't affeted).  I would
imagine that 98 does the same thing.

-Sean

"A.J.Dawson" wrote:
> 
> As an addendum to my original message (copied below), I have tried a couple
of
> things and have found the following:
> 
> Running a one line login script, eg
> 
> net use * \\server\share
> 
> with an echo command produces the following output:
> 
> The syntax is incorrect.
> For help, type NET USE /? at the command prompt.
> 
> Yet running the same script one the machine as soon after login as possible
> results in he drive being mapped correctly!

Try net use f: \\server\netlogon

notepad f:\scripts\someuser.bat

Do you have CRLF line endings of just LF?

If I recall correctly, NT / 2000 will handle login scripts with bare LFs, 
and 9x will not.

Adam

At 04:47 PM 5/29/2002 +0100, A.J.Dawson wrote:
>As an addendum to my original message (copied below), I have tried a couple
of
>things and have found the following:
>
>Running a one line login script, eg
>
>net use * \\server\share
>
>with an echo command produces the following output:
>
>The syntax is incorrect.
>For help, type NET USE /? at the command prompt.
>
>Yet running the same script one the machine as soon after login as possible
>results in he drive being mapped correctly!
>
>Any ideas anyone?
>
>Regards
>
>Dr. Andy Dawson
>A.J.Dawson@Bradford.ac.uk
>
>  Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
>
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 16:29:22 +0100 (BST)
>From: A.J.Dawson <ajdawson@bradford.ac.uk>
>To: samba@lists.samba.org
>Subject: Win9x login script drive mapping problem
>
>I am having problems with a Windows 98 machine that is connecting to our
Linux
>Samba server. The problem is that I cannot get it to automatically map users
>drives when they log on. The login script *appears* to run okay, but the 
>drives
>are simply not mapped.
>
>Under Windows NT/2K this has not been a problem.
>
>I have tried creating a one line login script along the lines of
>
>net use * \\server\share
>
>And even that doesnt work!
>
>I suspect that I am doing something daft, but if anyone could give me a few
>pointers, that would be most useful!
>
>My smb.conf is attached at the bottom of the e-mail
>
>Regards
>
>Dr. Andy Dawson
>A.J.Dawson@Bradford.ac.uk
>
>  Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
>
>
># Start of smb.conf file
>
>[global]
>    workgroup = SOMEGROUP
>    server string = NT Server
>    socket options = TCP_NODELAY
>    interfaces = XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/24
>    local master = yes
>    os level = 69
>    domain master = yes
>    preferred master = yes
>    domain logons = yes
>    wins server = XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
>    ;dns proxy = yes
>    time server = yes
>    map archive = yes
>    browseable = yes
>
>    # log file options - log by machine name, not > 200k /log
>    log file = /usr/local/samba/log/log.%m
>    max log size = 200
>
>    # security considerations
>    security = user
>    encrypt passwords = yes
>    # NOTE: we need to set this to no for Win95 clients < 4.00.950a
>    hosts allow = XXX.XXX.XXX. 127.
>    remote announce = XXX.XXX.XXX.255/SOMEGROUP
>    guest account = nobody
>    map to guest = Never
>    guest ok = no
>    domain admin group = @NT_adm
>    add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -c NT_machine -d /dev/null -g 
> NT_machines -s /bin/false %m$
>    bind interfaces only = yes
>    unix password sync = yes
>    passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
>
>    # printer defaults
>    load printers = yes
>    printing = BSD
>    print command = /usr/bin/lpr -P%p -r %s
>    lpq command = /usr/bin/lpq -P%p
>    use client driver = yes
>    disable spoolss = yes
>    printer admin = @NT_adm
>    printcap name = /etc/printcap
>
>    # logon paths etc.
>    logon script = scripts\%u.bat
>
>    logon drive = p:
>
>[netlogon]
>    comment = Network Logon Service
>    path = /usr/local/samba/netlogon
>    guest ok = no
>    writable = no
>    browseable = no
>
>[homes]
>    comment = %u on %L
>    volume = %u on %L
>    writeable = yes
>    valid users = @users
>    nt acl support = no
>    browseable = no
>
>[Guest]
>    comment = Guest on %L
>    volume = Guest on %L
>    writeable = yes
>    path = /home/guest
>    valid users = @users
>    force group = users
>    force create mode = 770
>    force directory mode = 770
>    create mask = 770
>    directory mask = 770
>    browseable = yes
>
>[Netlon]
>    comment = Netlon on %L
>    volume = Netlon on %L
>    writable = yes
>    path = /home/netlon
>    valid users = @netlon
>    force group = netlon
>    force create mode = 770
>    force directory mode = 770
>    create mask = 770
>    directory mask = 770
>    browseable = no
>
>#### Printers ####
>
>[Laserjet_6MP]
>    comment = Laserjet_6MP on %L
>    printable = yes
>    path = /var/spool/lpd/ircps02.irc.brad.ac.uk-lp-lj_6mp
>    printer = lj_6mp
>    browseable = yes
>    read only = yes
>    valid users = @users
>
># End of smb.conf
>
>
>
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