samba - Aug 2008 - Cannot Redirect some windows xp folders to samba share?

Hi people.

   I have some issues, I setup a samba server(3.0.28) with gentoo,
samba + ldap. Is working, I can create users, change, add, mod,
etc,etc.
   I setup each home drive, using smbldap-tools. Everything is working good.

   But I have 1 problem, I want to setup my windows xp pro sp2 users
to have roaming + folder redirection to my samba server. Some folders
are very easy to move to be in a redirect or roaming environment like:

  My Documents
  My Pictures
  Favorites
  My Music
  Start Up

   To make this possible, I use tweakUI from windows site, is a easy tool.

   The main problem I have is that, some folders: Application Data and
Local Settings, wont let me redirect them to each user profile share.

   TweakUI doesn't show this folders.

   Some sites just show examples but using a AD which is not my case,
some sites say that I will see a link inside gpedit.msc where I can
setup folder redirection, but In my case, I don't see anything related
to "Folder Redirection", the other option they say is to change the
register for each user.

  I already try to change the register ("Shell Folders") but each time
the user restart there computer, the settings for Application Data +
Local Settings get back to the default state(C:\Docum and
See\UserName\..)

  I was thinking is windows xp pro, have some option that prevent a
user to change this settings like a protection and prevent me to
change the settings for this special folders?

  Does someone succesfully implement Folder Redirection for this
folders inside windows xp pro sp2 or sp3, how do u did it?

   I will appreciated a lot all the info u could give, thanks all for
your time!!!

  P.S. I came from a lot of windows forums, but I still cannot fix this.


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> Sent: 13 August 2008 15:51
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> Subject: [Samba] Cannot Redirect some windows xp folders to 
> samba share?
> 
>    The main problem I have is that, some folders: Application 
> Data and Local Settings, wont let me redirect them to each 
> user profile share.
> 
>    TweakUI doesn't show this folders.
> 
>    Some sites just show examples but using a AD which is not 
> my case, some sites say that I will see a link inside 
> gpedit.msc where I can setup folder redirection, but In my 
> case, I don't see anything related to "Folder Redirection", 
> the other option they say is to change the register for each user.
> 
>   I already try to change the register ("Shell Folders") but 
> each time the user restart there computer, the settings for 
> Application Data + Local Settings get back to the default 
> state(C:\Docum and
> See\UserName\..)
If you're going to do this via the registry, don't use "Shell
Folders",
use "User Shell Folders". "Shell Folders" get's
dynamically populated
using (typically) REG_EXPAND_SZ values from "User Shell Folders".

Neil



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On 8/13/2008, Alberto Moreno (portsbsd@gmail.com) wrote:
> The main problem I have is that, some folders: Application Data and
> Local Settings, wont let me redirect them to each user profile share.
Application Data should work fine, but why on earth would you want to do 
Local Settings?

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Best regards,

Charles

On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 8:22 AM, Charles Marcus
<CMarcus@media-brokers.com> wrote:
> On 8/13/2008, Alberto Moreno (portsbsd@gmail.com) wrote:
>>
>> The main problem I have is that, some folders: Application Data and
>> Local Settings, wont let me redirect them to each user profile share.
>
> Application Data should work fine, but why on earth would you want to do
> Local Settings?
>
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>
> Charles
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 Thanks all for your quick answer.

  I will check today the User Shell Folder and let u know.

  Will Charles, this is just my "Test" enviroment.

  Thanks and I let u know ASAP.

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see page 211 of samba 3 by example.pdf

Alberto Moreno wrote:
>   Hi people.
>
>    I have some issues, I setup a samba server(3.0.28) with gentoo,
> samba + ldap. Is working, I can create users, change, add, mod,
> etc,etc.
>    I setup each home drive, using smbldap-tools. Everything is working
good.
>
>    But I have 1 problem, I want to setup my windows xp pro sp2 users
> to have roaming + folder redirection to my samba server. Some folders
> are very easy to move to be in a redirect or roaming environment like:
>
>   My Documents
>   My Pictures
>   Favorites
>   My Music
>   Start Up
>
>    To make this possible, I use tweakUI from windows site, is a easy tool.
>
>    The main problem I have is that, some folders: Application Data and
> Local Settings, wont let me redirect them to each user profile share.
>
>    TweakUI doesn't show this folders.
>
>    Some sites just show examples but using a AD which is not my case,
> some sites say that I will see a link inside gpedit.msc where I can
> setup folder redirection, but In my case, I don't see anything related
> to "Folder Redirection", the other option they say is to change
the
> register for each user.
>
>   I already try to change the register ("Shell Folders") but each
time
> the user restart there computer, the settings for Application Data +
> Local Settings get back to the default state(C:\Docum and
> See\UserName\..)
>
>   I was thinking is windows xp pro, have some option that prevent a
> user to change this settings like a protection and prevent me to
> change the settings for this special folders?
>
>   Does someone succesfully implement Folder Redirection for this
> folders inside windows xp pro sp2 or sp3, how do u did it?
>
>    I will appreciated a lot all the info u could give, thanks all for
> your time!!!
>
>   P.S. I came from a lot of windows forums, but I still cannot fix this.
>
>
>