NT registry Permission problem

[Zhi-Wei Lu]

I have tested the 2.0.6 PDC functionality many more times on a few
platforms since I sent my first post.  Even with the same server and
configuration file, samba PDC will fail to grant NT user proper
registry right most of the time, but it will work once in a while.  In these
tests, I always delete machine.sid file, restart the server, and rejoining
NT domain. I think that there are some instability/bug in samba/NT codes that 
cause
this problem. I think that it is quite serious that many people probably don't 
even
realize that they are having problem, user that still login in to the NT 
machine, ms office
will work, but as if you are using it the first time.  Since I have a working 
samba server
(at certain times, it leaks memory like a running train, 1M/1s, it dies and 
respawn another), when I upgraded or switched the server, I noticed the
problem.  I wonder if the samba team member can take a look at the problem
and I can send in my smb.conf file.

Thanks.
-- 
Zhi-Wei Lu 		
CIPIC (Center for Image Processing and Integrated Computing)
UC Davis 	  	Phone:	(530)-752-0494
Davis, CA 95616		Fax:   	(530)-752-8894

> That parallels the origin of the locked HKCU problem I have been seeing
> that causes the Tips and IE4Tour to run as if for the initial user startup.
> User account had no access to rewrite any component of HKCU.
> 
> -ba-
> 
> At 10:25 AM 2/11/2000 +1100, Thien Vu wrote:
> >I have confirmed that I have the same problem with non-admin users. Does 
> >anyone know of a fix for this problem?? It prevents several of my users from 
> >having any preferences saved, setting a default printer and other several 
> >critical issues.
> >
> >Seems to be a very serious problem. I ran regedt32 and looked at the 
> >permissions on HKEY_CURRENT_USERS hive, and Everyone has READ permission, 
> >but only System and the Local Administrator has FULL CONTROL. I will try to 
> >set this hive to allow Everyone to have FULL CONTROL because this hive gets 
> >dumped back to the NTUSER.DAT file in the profiles right??
> >
> >Thien Vu
> >
> >
> >>From: Zhi-Wei Lu <zwluxx at chopin.cipic.ucdavis.edu>
> >>Reply-To: zwluxx at chopin.cipic.ucdavis.edu
> >>To: Multiple recipients of list SAMBA-NTDOM <samba-ntdom at samba.org>
> >>Subject: NT registry Permission problem
> >>Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 11:42:32 +1100
> >>
> >>Dear Samba gurus,
> >>
> >>I have been running samba Head-branch for over half year.  I am running the
> >>PDC on an SGI IRIX 6.5.6m O2 macine.  I downloaded and compiled the
> >>head-branch code on July 23, 1999.  The samba PDC had been running just 
> >>fine
> >>until recently, I noticed that the smbd leaks memory very quickly.
> >>
> >>I downloaded the latest CVS head-branch on Feb. 2 and compiled the code, 
> >>the
> >>PDC will let NT domain users to log into the NT machine, but it failed to
> >>grant them the privilege to write to local user registry, such as adding
> >>a new key in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software. Therefore, many programs do not
> >>work right at all. I then switched to the main branch 2.0.6,
> >>the same problem happened too (Of course, I have to rejoin the samba domain
> >>for an NT worstation).  I am using the same smb.conf file for all three
> >>cases.
> >>
> >>I have set up a test domain to test the 2.0.6 on SGI, digital UNIX, and
> >>on Linux machines.  I have encountered similar problems consisntly.  I 
> >>still
> >>havn't tracked down to the root of the problem.  Do anybody experience
> >>similar problem?
> >>
> >>Thank you for your help in advance.
> >>
> >>Zhi-Wei Lu
> >>CIPIC (Center for Image Processing and Integrated Computing)
> >>UC Davis                Phone:  (530)-752-0494
> >>Davis, CA 95616         Fax:    (530)-752-8894
> >
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