[Samba] desktop file keeps coming up during logon

[Thomas Bork]

Gary Dale wrote:

>> Alright so I have samba running as a PDC and have roaming profiles, 
>> however when I Logon it does everything successfully but then it shows 
>> a "desktop" file in notepad with some info on it. Has anyone seen this 
>> before?
> The desktop.ini file is normally in the startup group for each user. It
> is a hidden file. I don't know why it sometimes pops up on the desktop,
> but I've seen it happen often. I'm using Samba 3.0.14a-Debian. If you're
> running the same, it may peculiar to that version. Otherwise, I can
> confirm that it does happen.

This is a FAQ, answered very often here (see 
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=samba&r=1&w=2)

Add in [global]:
hide files = /desktop.ini/


der tom