[%U] instead of [homes] ?

[Simeon Walker]

-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Naccarato <rob.naccarato at sheridanc.on.ca>
To: Multiple recipients of list <samba at samba.anu.edu.au>
Date: 26 November 1997 15:03
Subject: [%U] instead of [homes] ?


>
>I'm trying to implement a [%U] share instead of using [homes].
>It turns out that the client cannot connect to the user's
>home dir.  What's going on here?
>
>This is from smb.conf:
>
>[%U]
>        comment = Home Directories
>        browseable = yes
>        create mode = 0750
>        path = %H/dos
>        guest ok = no
>        read only = no
>        writable = yes
>
>On the server the logs produce the following:
>
>NIS lookup succeeded
>        Home server length: 7
>        Allocated 19 bytes for HOMESHR
>        User = rob
>        UID = 2048
>        NIS result = beowulf:/usr/users/rob
>
>        HOMESHR = \\beowulf\rob
>Clearing default real name
>User name: rob  Real name: Rob
>Real name length: 3
>Chained message
>switch message SMBtconX (pid 1876)
>checking for home directory rob gave /usr/users/rob
>find_service() failed to find service rob
>11/26/97 09:51:44 couldn't find service rob
>11/26/97 09:51:44 error packet at line 156 cmd=117 (SMBtconX) eclass=2
ecode=6
>error string = Operation would block
>end of file from client
>Closing connections
>11/26/97 09:51:45 Server exit  (normal exit)
>
>
>
>--
>Rob Naccarato           "I know I'm a lot of feathers,
>Sys Admin               but not much chicken."
>Sheridan College                         -KM
>Oakville, Ont. Canada
>
>
Is the logon server and the home server the same thing? If
not, which one produced this log file?


Simeon