Douglas Phillipson wrote:> With Samba v3.x and WinXP, if there is a local profile on the users PC
> when the user logs on while hooked to a Samba DC, should the PC check
> for the DC profiles password prior to checking the local profiles
> password? I have a client PC, originally with no local profile, the
> user logs in to the Samba domain, his profile is downloaded to the PC. I
> have his group policy set so it won't delete the profile when he logs
> out so he can remove his PC from the network and he can still use his
> domain account and password. The problem comes in when his domain
> password is changed and he re-attaches his PC to the domain. The PC
> appears to use the local profile rather than the domain for credentials.
> I thought if there was a domain controller that the client PC should
> ALWAYS prefer the DC to a local profile. This occurs as it should with
> a Windows AD domain, but not with the Samba domain. Do I have some
> settings or policies set wrong? I hope I've explained this
correctly...
>
> Thanks
>
> Doug P
I haven't seen any posts concerning this problem. Am I explaining my
problem sufficiently well? This isn't a dumb question, is it?
Thanks
Doug P