samba - Aug 2014 - samba-tool user to edit users..?

Hi,

In our samba3 days, we provided a homedirectory like
\\filehost\username.

Now, with samba4 / ADUC using "\\filehost\username" gives the error:

"the home folder could not be created because: the network name cannot 
be found". We have a little root preexec scripts creates the directory 
and sets permissions, so ADUC only needs to accept the 
"\\filehost\username", no further action required.

ADUC accepts it, when I use a FULL servername: 
\\filehost.samba.company.com\username

However, that full name does not work in windows explorer. ("Check the 
spelling of the name. Otherwise there might be a problem with your 
network") Therefore, the GPO drive mapping fails, and users logon with 
no home drive mapping.

In short: using ADUC we currently have no way to configure a valid home 
folder.

So the question: have I got a problem with my network (like ADUC tells 
me) or is there a way to simply make ADUC accept a valid home folder path?

I looked at samba-tool to edit the user there, but it only can 
create/delete users, no modify... :-(

I have read https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Setting_up_a_home_share, 
but that's a whole new approach, and I'd rather have ADUC simply accept 
the path I give...

MJ

Hai Mourik Jan, 

and you can ping to filehost and filehost.samba.company.com from a windows pc? 
This is something in your resolving setup. 
Are you using bind9 or internal dns.
( i dont have any forwarders in bind ) 

This is what im having in my resolv.conf.
search samba.company.com samba.company2.com
nameserver 127.0.0.1 
nameserver internetdns1
nameserver internetdns2


Greetz, 

Louis


>-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>Van: heupink at merit.unu.edu 
>[mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] Namens mourik jan 
>heupink - merit
>Verzonden: donderdag 21 augustus 2014 13:13
>Aan: samba at lists.samba.org
>Onderwerp: [Samba] samba-tool user to edit users..?
>
>Hi,
>
>In our samba3 days, we provided a homedirectory like
>\\filehost\username.
>
>Now, with samba4 / ADUC using "\\filehost\username" gives the
error:
>
>"the home folder could not be created because: the network name cannot 
>be found". We have a little root preexec scripts creates the directory 
>and sets permissions, so ADUC only needs to accept the 
>"\\filehost\username", no further action required.
>
>ADUC accepts it, when I use a FULL servername: 
>\\filehost.samba.company.com\username
>
>However, that full name does not work in windows explorer. ("Check the 
>spelling of the name. Otherwise there might be a problem with your 
>network") Therefore, the GPO drive mapping fails, and users logon with 
>no home drive mapping.
>
>In short: using ADUC we currently have no way to configure a 
>valid home 
>folder.
>
>So the question: have I got a problem with my network (like ADUC tells 
>me) or is there a way to simply make ADUC accept a valid home 
>folder path?
>
>I looked at samba-tool to edit the user there, but it only can 
>create/delete users, no modify... :-(
>
>I have read https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Setting_up_a_home_share, 
>but that's a whole new approach, and I'd rather have ADUC 
>simply accept 
>the path I give...
>
>MJ
>
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