Hi
I trying to configure Samba PDC/BDC with LDAP master/slave backend and file
server as a Member serwer.
PDC/BDC with ldap is working. But now I 'm in the middle of configuring
roaming profiles but I don't understand some issues.
Samba PDC/BDC with ldap's is on ubuntu server whereas samba member server is
on opensolaris with zfs based storage.
users Home directories will be on Samba Member server(OXHILL), and inside
these directories will be roaming profiles directory and redirected folders.
I dont understand roaming profiles topic could some one explain it is in a
simple way.
As I understand on PDC in order to have roaming profiles I have to add
[global]
.....
logon script = scripts\logon.bat
logon home = \\OXHILL\%U
logon path = \\OXHILL\%U\.profiles
logon drive = H:
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
valid users = %S
read only = no
browsable = no
[netlogon]
comment = Network Logon Service
path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon
browseable = no
read only = yes
guest ok = yes
locking = no
[profile]
comment = Profile Share
path = /home/%U/.profiles
read only = no
profile acls = yes
so home directory is on OXHILL and profile directory is inside that
directory. But should netlogon share be on that machine too? What for is this
profile share is it necessary if I have logon path?
on Samba member (OXHILL)
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
path = /home/%U
read only = no
browsable = no
root preexec = /usr/bin/homecreate '%U'
should I add profile and net logon share?
Please somebody help me to understand relation ship between logon path and
netlogon profiles, and how to do it correctly.
thanks for any help
Wojciech Giel wrote:> Hi > I trying to configure Samba PDC/BDC with LDAP master/slave backend and file > server as a Member serwer. > PDC/BDC with ldap is working. But now I 'm in the middle of configuring > roaming profiles but I don't understand some issues. > Samba PDC/BDC with ldap's is on ubuntu server whereas samba member server is > on opensolaris with zfs based storage. > users Home directories will be on Samba Member server(OXHILL), and inside > these directories will be roaming profiles directory and redirected folders. > I dont understand roaming profiles topic could some one explain it is in a > simple way. > As I understand on PDC in order to have roaming profiles I have to add > > [global] > ..... > logon script = scripts\logon.bat > logon home = \\OXHILL\%U > logon path = \\OXHILL\%U\.profiles > logon drive = H: > > [homes] > comment = Home Directories > valid users = %S > read only = no > browsable = no > > [netlogon] > comment = Network Logon Service > path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon > browseable = no > read only = yes > guest ok = yes > locking = no > > [profile] > comment = Profile Share > path = /home/%U/.profiles > read only = no > profile acls = yes > > so home directory is on OXHILL and profile directory is inside that > directory. But should netlogon share be on that machine too? What for is this > profile share is it necessary if I have logon path? > > on Samba member (OXHILL) > > [homes] > comment = Home Directories > path = /home/%U > read only = no > browsable = no > root preexec = /usr/bin/homecreate '%U' > > should I add profile and net logon share? > Please somebody help me to understand relation ship between logon path and > netlogon profiles, and how to do it correctly. > thanks for any help >The netlogon share is, AFAIK, used if you want to provide scripts to be run at logon. It's not essential for roaming profiles but it's also probably not large so there is no point in not having one. Corporate types love being able to control end user's using netlogon scripts. Profiles are a copy of your Windows account profile that gets synched when you log on or off a Windows computer. The problem is, if you have lots of files in My Documents, it can get large and synching can take a long time. AFAIK there is no need for them both to be on the same machine but I've never tried doing it any other way. Not sure how to specify them on different machines. You can put your netlogon and profiles anywhere. The path you specify in your smb.conf above puts it in a hidden (.profile) directory in a user's Unix home folder. However, they may not have one. I keep mine in /home/samba/netlogon and /home/samba/profiles/%U myself. You can still share that for each user but it keeps your /home directory smaller - only Unix accounts & samba show up directly in /home.
Gary Dale wrote:>The netlogon share is, AFAIK, used if you want to provide scripts to be >run at logon. It's not essential for roaming profiles but it's also >probably not large so there is no point in not having one. Corporate >types love being able to control end user's using netlogon scripts.>Profiles are a copy of your Windows account profile that gets synched >when you log on or off a Windows computer. The problem is, if you have >lots of files in My Documents, it can get large and synching can take a >long time.>AFAIK there is no need for them both to be on the same machine but I've >never tried doing it any other way. Not sure how to specify them on >different machines. You can put your netlogon and profiles anywhere.But can I stay only with this entries in smb.conf [global] ..... logon script = scripts\logon.bat logon home = \\OXHILL\%U logon path = \\OXHILL\%U\.profiles logon drive = H: and get rid of [profile] share at all on pdc or member.>The path you specify in your smb.conf above puts it in a hidden (.profile) >directory in a user's Unix home folder. However, they may not have one.it is created automatically by scripts. But I only need to configure samba to work correctly in this layout.>I keep mine in >/home/samba/netlogon and /home/samba/profiles/%U myself. You can still >share that for each user but it keeps your /home directory smaller - >only Unix accounts & samba show up directly in /home.thanks