[Samba] samba PDC profile issues with winxp and win9x

[John H Terpstra]

On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 spambait at wrongexit.net 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