samba - Jul 2007 - Is there a way to support both local and roaming profile with one server / domain?

Recent list messages got me thinking... Is there a way to support both local and
roaming profile with one server / domain?

As I understand it, the "magic" line that tells Samba not to do
roaming profiles is the smb.conf line:

    logon path 
Which the line must exist, and must be set to null.

But that is in the global section. So is there a way to support both local and
roaming... with some Samba magic?! ;-)

TIA!

-- 
Michael Lueck
Lueck Data Systems
http://www.lueckdatasystems.com/

On Saturday 14 July 2007, Michael Lueck wrote:
> Recent list messages got me thinking... Is there a way to support both
> local and roaming profile with one server / domain?
>
> As I understand it, the "magic" line that tells Samba not to do
roaming
> profiles is the smb.conf line:
>
>     logon path >
> Which the line must exist, and must be set to null.
>
> But that is in the global section. So is there a way to support both local
> and roaming... with some Samba magic?! ;-)
>
Using LDAP you can.
Setting the attribute sambaProfilePath to a profile share for a user enables 
roaming profile while users without this attribute gets a local profile.

/Ulf
> TIA!
>
> --
> Michael Lueck
> Lueck Data Systems
> http://www.lueckdatasystems.com/


-- 
Ulf Nor?n
IT-avd, Mittuniversitetet
070-5142781

Ulf Nor?n wrote:
> Using LDAP you can.
Seems then one definite reason to make the move to LDAP with our Samba 3 PDC
standard. Thanks! :-)

(Any non-LDAP solutions out there anyone?)

-- 
Michael Lueck
Lueck Data Systems
http://www.lueckdatasystems.com/

I'm not sure of a way to do it in Samba literally, but I have some 
"local" users on my roaming network. They are given a local user
account
on a workstation and they log into the local computer instead of the 
domain. Samba still handles all authentication for the user when they 
want to access Samba shares. But as far as a way to configure Samba for 
both, I don't have an answer. I would be highly interested to know how 
if it were possible.

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Michael Lueck wrote:
> Recent list messages got me thinking... Is there a way to support both 
> local and roaming profile with one server / domain?
>
> As I understand it, the "magic" line that tells Samba not to do 
> roaming profiles is the smb.conf line:
>
>    logon path >
> Which the line must exist, and must be set to null.
>
> But that is in the global section. So is there a way to support both 
> local and roaming... with some Samba magic?! ;-)
>
> TIA!
>