samba - May 2006 - Roaming Profiles

Hi

I am using Mandrake 9.2, Samba 2.4 version as a PDC. How do I enable the
roaming profiles on the server via /etc/samba/smb.conf?

Thx

Morn?



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Hello,

On Thursday 25 May 2006 09:04, Morn? du Plessis wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am using Mandrake 9.2, Samba 2.4 version as a PDC. How do I enable the
> roaming profiles on the server via /etc/samba/smb.conf?
There is no samba 2.4.
If you want to use roaming profiles please refere to 
http://us1.samba.org/samba/docs/using_samba/ch04.html

 ; logon path tells Samba where to put Windows NT/2000/XP roaming profiles
    logon path = \\%L\profiles\%u\%m
    logon script = logon.bat

(or derived) might by your magic lines. But please don't use them without 
applying 'em to your enviroment.

Keep smiling
yanosz

On 5/25/2006 12:04 AM, Morn? du Plessis wrote:
> I am using Mandrake 9.2, Samba 2.4 version as a PDC. How do I enable the
> roaming profiles on the server via /etc/samba/smb.conf?
>
>   
Please note that the Samba 2 series is considered obsolete and no longer
supported. The documentation for Samba 3 should be roughly similar. Be
aware that there are many pitfalls when using roaming profiles:
workstations should be very similar if not identical in setup and
software; Outlook Express kills roaming profiles; learn how to redirect
certain paths to network drives so they don't need to be sync'd with
roaming profiles; etc.

When you upgrade to Samba 3, you will find this documented in the The
Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Guide,
http://us2.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/

The section you will wish to read is Chapter 26 (Desktop Profile
Management).
http://us2.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/ProfileMgmt.html

Next time, PLEASE read the fine manual before posting a question with
well-documented answers. We won't do your homework for you.

--Jon Johnson
Sutinen Consulting, Inc.
www.sutinen.com
(360) 270-9317 cell