Does anyone know how to edit smb.conf so that a users profile won't be saved
upon log out? Or how to get it done any other way?
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Derrick Seymour
Administrative Services
Northeastern Regional Information Center
Capital Region BOCES
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On 3/8/04 11:48 AM, "Joe Cipale" <joec@aracnet.com> wrote:> Derrick Seymour wrote: >> >> Does anyone know how to edit smb.conf so that a users profile won't be saved >> upon log out? Or how to get it done any other way? >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Derrick Seymour >> Administrative Services >> Northeastern Regional Information Center >> Capital Region BOCES >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the >> instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > Derrick, > > What is it, exactly, you are attempting to do? > I can come up with a solution based on your pre-requisites. > > JoeJoe, I have a MacOSX 10.3 server with a bunch of WinXP clients. I'm trying to get my users, using the xp box, to authenticate to my server. But I don't want roaming profiles, takes to long to log-in/out. I have it working, have had it working a bunch of different ways. Currently I have two errors messages upon log-on, saying - can't find Roaming profile, attempting to log with local profile - unable to locate local profile It then logs on using the default user profile (exactly what I want) but I don't want the users to receive those errors. I have tried multiple configurations, I have got the errors to go away, but I would have to have local profiles for every user in my school, which wouldn't be the preferred way of doing what I want. I'm looking to have users log on to my xp boxes with the default user profile, or have there own created when they log on from the default user profile. But have no changes they make to it saved. I'm going to have deep freeze install on the machines so if settings have to be saved locally it's no biggy cause deep freeze will take care of that. I'm open for any suggestions or ideas.... Thanx Derrick
Create a so called mandatory profile: Copy you "perfect" user profile into a new directory (of course in the "profiles" path) with the name 'users.man' and rename the 'ntuser.dat' to 'ntuser.man'. And of course you have to change the smb.conf like 'logon path = \\%L\profiles\users.man' Now the users CAN configure the desktop and everything but it will not be saved! It's working perfectly for me (up to now at least :-)) Beware though: I don't know what happens with the "My Documents" Folder, so I would let it point into the 'real' users home directory. In Windows I've created the profile it should look like, pointed the Outlook-file and the home-dir. to the users path (i.e. 'z:'), copied this profile onto the server and now hopefully all important data will be stored, except the profile. cheers Markus> -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht----- > Von: samba-bounces+htl.traun.kustos=eduhi.at@lists.samba.org > [mailto:samba-bounces+htl.traun.kustos=eduhi.at@lists.samba.org] Im > Auftrag von Derrick Seymour > Gesendet: Montag, 08. M?rz 2004 17:34 > An: samba@lists.samba.org > Betreff: [Samba] WinXP Profiles > > Does anyone know how to edit smb.conf so that a users profile won't be > saved > upon log out? Or how to get it done any other way? > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ --> -- > > Derrick Seymour > Administrative Services > Northeastern Regional Information Center > Capital Region BOCES > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ --> -- > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba