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We have encountered an anomaly that appears to be related somehow to Samba. When users are moved to the new domain hosted by Samba4.3 then the numlock on their keyboards is always turned off when they log onto the domain regardless of its previous setting. This in itself is just a nuisance. However we have an application called SnetTerm, an ssh client, which will not recognise the numlock at

> >I suppose basically my question is: Is there anyway to get Windows to copy >the profile but exclude the 'My Documents' folder? Maybe you can find your answer at: http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/WindowsTips/WindowsNT/RegistryTips/Disable/Disablecachingofroamingprofiles.html There hou can read: If you want roaming profiles to not include certain folders, you can exclude them. Excluding internet temporary files, cookies, and outlook files can keep the roaming profile small. To exclude folders Hive...

...e domain controller to authenticate users. I would like to >> distribute the load to different DCs. Is there a way to manually point >> Samba to certain DCs? >> > I don't think you can do this, a quick google found this: > > > http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/WindowsTips/Windows7/AdminTips/ActiveDirectory/Hardcodingthelogondomaincontroller.html > > I think that refers more to a Windows client (or indeed one such as sssd that behaves in the same manner), it doesn't mean that if your client can be given a hardcoded DNS name it wouldn't work, as such....

We have two Samba 4.2.3 servers with FreeRadius to authenticate wireless users against active directory. Using DNS, sometimes both servers end up using the same domain controller to authenticate users. I would like to distribute the load to different DCs. Is there a way to manually point Samba to certain DCs? I tried the following configuration: security = ads password server =

...phrase the question. The exact same program > used on the exact same workstation does not exhibit this issue when > the station belongs to and is logged on to the old domain. Wow, that is the strangest thing I've heard in a while. Does this help ? http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/WindowsTips/WindowsXP/AdminTips/Customization/EnablingtheNumLockKey.html

Dear all i have successfully setup samba on RHEL 5, but when the server samba offline why the computer client (Wins XP) cannot login? can someone help me how to fix this problem, i won if samba server offline the client still have login with domain, and work by local harddisk here is my smb.conf [global] workgroup = DLS server string = Samba Server Version %v netbios name = PDCDLS log file