If you read this wiki page:
https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/User_Home_Folders
You will find, under the 'Introduction' heading, these statements:
This documentation does not use the Samba built-in [homes] section that
dynamically shares the user's home directory using the
\\server\user_name\ path. While this can be helpful in certain
scenarios, it has some disadvantages:
??? Windows does not support this feature, and certain settings, such
as folder redirection in an Active Directory (AD), require a workaround
instead and you cannot use the official solution.
??? You must create each new user's home directory manually.
??? The [homes] feature is not supported running on a Samba Active
Directory (AD) domain controller (DC).
There is one very big problem with all that, most, if not all of it just
isn't true ;-)
Samba does support [homes] , you just have to set up smb.conf and the
share correctly.
Your users need to be known to the underlying Unix OS and you need this
in smb.conf:
??? template homedir = /home/%D/users/%U
[homes]
?? comment = Home Directories
?? browseable = no
?? read only = no
?? valid users = %S
?? root preexec = /usr/local/sbin/mkhomedir.sh %U %H
You also need the script ;-)
If you are prepared to and are able to test the script, I will supply a
copy, but be aware, we (Louis and myself) will not be liable for
anything that goes wrong (not that it should). ;-)
Rowland
