Profiles : always retrieving 'default' prototype.

[Melissa M. Thrush]

In a doc called "ntroamprofile" it says:

"If you are using a samba server for the profiles, you must make
the share specified in the logon path browseable.  Windows 95 
appears to check that it can see the share and any subdirectories
within that share specified by the logon path option, rather than
just connecting straight away.  It also attempts to create the
components of the full path for you.  If the creation of any
component fails, or if it cannot see any component of the path,
the profile creation / reading fails."

Hope this helps.  I'm just getting ready to try this in a mixed
Win95/WinNT workstation environment.  

Thanks,

Melissa

On Tue, 18 May 1999, Andrew Perrin - Demography wrote:

> Interesting - it most definitely did not work for us, and I think I
> remember reading that it wouldn't work in the docs, although now I can't
> find it. Do others have similar experiences, either way?
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Andrew J. Perrin - aperrin at demog.berkeley.edu - NT/Unix Admin/Support
> Department of Demography    -    University of California at Berkeley
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> http://demog.berkeley.edu/~aperrin --------------------------SEIU1199
> 
> On Mon, 17 May 1999, Burch, Phil wrote:
> 
> > FYI: My profiles share is not browseable and does work.
> > 
> > > ----------
> > > From: 	Andrew Perrin - Demography[SMTP:aperrin at demog.Berkeley.EDU]
> > > Reply To: 	aperrin at demog.Berkeley.EDU
> > > Sent: 	Monday, May 17, 1999 10:54 AM
> > > To: 	Multiple recipients of list
> > > Subject: 	Re: Profiles : always retrieving 'default' prototype.
> > > 
> > > profiles needs to be:
> > > 
> > > browseable=yes
> > > 
> > > (if this isn't on the NTDOM FAQ, it needs to be.)
> > > 
> > > ap
> > > 
> > > Andrew J. Perrin - aperrin at demog.berkeley.edu - NT/Unix Admin/Support
> > > Department of Demography    -    University of California at Berkeley
> > > 2232 Piedmont Avenue #2120  -    Berkeley, California, 94720-2120 USA
> > > http://demog.berkeley.edu/~aperrin --------------------------SEIU1199
> > > 
> > > On Tue, 18 May 1999, Frederic Lejal wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Hi samba gurus !
> > > > 
> > > > First of all, thanks to those who helped me with the "No domain
> > > > server was available" problem. I have now successfully configured
> > > > samba to use netlogons. I also turned on unix passwords
> > > > synchronisation without any trouble. If I omit the roaming profile
> > > > problem described below, I am ready to migrate this in 'production'
> > > > in our team. But I have some problems with the roaming profiles :
> > > > each time I log in, I have NT4's default profile, with the
> > > > "first-time-in" "Welcome to Windows NT" tips box (without the little
> > > > checkbox to avoid this window at each login...).
> > > > 
> > > > Here is my configuration :
> > > > 
> > > > Server (prospero): RedHat Linux 5.2, Samba 2.0.3
> > > > Client: Windows NT 4SP4 Workstation
> > > > 
> > > > smb.conf :
> > > > 
> > > >    logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U\Profile
> > > > 
> > > > [homes]
> > > >    comment = Home Directories
> > > >    browseable = no
> > > >    valid users = %S
> > > >    writable = no
> > > >    write list = %S
> > > >    create mask =  0774
> > > > 
> > > > [Profiles]
> > > >    path = /home
> > > >    writeable = yes
> > > >    browseable = no
> > > >    guest ok = yes
> > > > 
> > > > logon script (generated by a perl script, which replaces %U by the user
> > > login):
> > > > 
> > > > NET USE U: \\prospero\%U
> > > > NET TIME \\prospero /YES /SET
> > > > 
> > > > Client : DeleteRoamingCache=1(dWord)
> > > > (to be sure we use the one on the server, at least during the test
> > > > phase).
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > I have read in the mailing archive that Luis Claudio R. Goncalves
> > > > (13 jan 1999) is successfully running this configuration (at least
> > > > Profiles section and logon path). Unfortunately, I am not able to
> > > > have it working here.
> > > > 
> > > > When I login, I sometimes have the "slow network message". Then I
> > > > insist to have NT retrieving the profile on the server...and obtain
> > > > the default 'first time login' profile. I apply some modifications
> > > > (removing briefcase from the desktop for example), and logout.
> > > > 
> > > > Then, I can see the date of NTUser.dat changed on the server...but
> > > > not the Desktop subfolder. If I login again, this is the same story.
> > > > 
> > > > If I start with an empty "Profile" directory in the home directory,
> > > > it is filled with the well known "Desktop", "StartUp", ... folders
> > > > after the first logout. But then, I still have the default profile
> > > > when logging in, as if it was the first time !
> > > > 
> > > > It seems this is not a permission problem, as some folders and files
> > > > are created if Profile is empty. Also, NTUser.dat timestamp is
> > > > modified at each logout. What else can it be ?
> > > > 
> > > > Any help would really be appreciated (the deadline for my report
> > > > about this configuration is not so far \;o).
> > > > 
> > > > Best regards,
> > > > ---
> > > > Frederic LEJAL <frederic.lejal at infodesign.net>
> > > > InfoDesign Communications S.A.			P: +41-22-771.0440
> > > > 1 chemin Plein-Vent, CH-1228 Arare-Geneve	F: +41-22-771.0441
> > > > 
> > > 
> > 
> 
> 

Melissa Thrush
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University of Virginia
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