[Samba] samba PDC profile issues with winxp and win9x

[spambait at wrongexit.net]

I am running Samba 2.2.7.
 
(Resending this, John, because I failed to reply back to the list, properly.)

Thanks!

-Aaron McCaleb

>On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 jht at samba.org wrote:
>
>Suggest you update to samba-2.2.7a if running a version earlier than
>2.2.6.
>
>- John T.
>
>> OK, I've tried to "read the fine material" and have read more than one reference and more than a few
>> months worth of threads in the archives, but I am still stumped with this issue.
>>
>> When using logging on with Win9x, there is a profile error #4, and it complains that it was not able to 
>open
>> or create a file in the \\regmain\[username]\.profile\Cookies folder on login and sign out.
>>
>> On Win XP, it says "The network name is no longer available" even when trying to join the domain, or if 
>I
>> manage to get a machine to join the domain, then while it is searching for the server copy of the profile.
>> I'm still fighting to get the errors consistent enough to track down further than that, but that's where I 
>am,
>> right now.
>>
>> I have profiles chmod to 1777, I have also tried creating the profile directories by hand, or using the 
>"build
>> profile" script, as noted in another source.  I have made sure to chown to the user, where appropriate.
>>
>> Here is my smb.conf:
>> # Samba config file created using SWAT (But heavily tweaked from there)
>> # from 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0)
>> # Date: 2002/12/11 15:40:00
>>
>> # Global parameters
>> [global]
>> ; Basic server settings
>> 	workgroup = REEDNET
>> 	netbios name = REGMAIN
>>
>> ; we should act as the domain and local master browser
>> 	os level = 65
>> 	domain master = yes
>> 	local master = yes
>> 	preferred master = yes
>>
>> ; security settings (must use security = user [but it's the default] )
>>
>> ; encrypted passwords are a requirement for a PDC
>> 	encrypt passwords = yes
>>
>> ; support domain logons
>> 	domain logons = yes
>>
>> ; where to store user profiles?
>> 	logon path = \\%L\profiles\%U
>>
>> ; where is a user's home directory and where should it
>> ; be mounted at?
>> 	logon drive = x:
>> 	logon home = \\%L\%U\.profile
>>
>> ; needed for win9x profiles
>> 	preserve case = yes
>> 	short preserve case = yes
>> 	case sensitive = no
>>
>> ; specify a generic logon script for all users
>> ; this is a relative **DOS** path to (from) the [netlogon] share
>> 	logon script = logon.bat
>>
>> ; specific password (lack of) requirements for Reed Engineering Group
>> 	min passwd length = 0
>> 	null passwords = yes
>>
>> 	passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd -u %u
>> 	unix password sync = yes
>>
>> ; Logging options
>> 	log level = 3
>> 	log file = /usr/local/samba/var/log.%m
>> 	max log size = 50
>>
>> ; Tuning options
>> 	deadtime = 15
>> 	keepalive = 0
>>
>> ; Special users and handlers
>> 	domain admin group = root amccaleb
>> 	message command = /bin/mail -s 'message from %f on %m' root < %s; rm %s
>> 	hide local users = no
>> 	admin users = root amccaleb
>> 	wins support = yes
>>
>> [homes]
>> 	path = %H
>> 	valid users = %S
>> 	read only = no
>> 	guest ok = no
>> 	create mask = 0777
>> 	directory mask = 0777
>> 	browseable = yes
>> 	level2 oplocks = yes
>> 	dos filetimes = yes
>>
>> ; share for storing nt/2k/xp user profiles
>> [profiles]
>> 	path=/srv/profiles
>> 	read only = no
>> 	create mask = 0777
>> 	directory mask = 0777
>> 	nt acl support = no
>> 	browseable = yes
>>
>> ; required for logon server
>> [netlogon]
>> 	path = /srv/netlogon
>> 	read only = yes
>> 	write list = root amccaleb
>>
>>
>
>-- 
>John H Terpstra
Email: jht at samba.org