[Samba] SAMBA-LDAP and variable substition

[Harry Rüter]

Hi,

werner maes wrote:
> 
> >Have you looked into the logfiles ?
> >Are you sure, that samba does variable substition
> >on the value it gets from LDAP ?
> 
> samba gets this (as found in the logfile):
> 
> [2002/06/26 12:37:15, 2] passdb/pdb_ldap.c:get_single_attribute(360)
>    get_single_attribute: [scriptPath] = [scripts\%m.bat]

Yes, and it seems not to be substituted.
Has it ever been substituded or is it a behaviour 
you'd like to have ?
 
> >Why don't you use logon script = scripts\%m\pc.bat ?
> >
> >This will do it too ...
> >
> >You can do anything with the "logon script"-entry ,
> >specifying per user and per machine and per OS !!!
> >
> >example :
> >
> >logon script scripts\%m\%u\%a\pc.bat
> >
> >If xou're using Winxp, user is werner, machine is mymachine
> >it would be :
> >
> >logon script scripts\mymachine\werner\win2K\pc.bat
> Because %m is NOT translated to a machinename when this variable is stored
> in the scriptPath variable in LDAP. That's the whole problem !

Why not forgetting scriptpath in LDAP and letting samba do
the
whole substitution ?

> And for Win2000-WinXP you must use this variable.

You mean scriptpath in LDAP ?
I'm using W2k without an it works.

Another solution is to use 
"root preexec" in netlogon.
The script called there has access to all %-Variables and 
can generate a suitable logon-script ..
That's what i do ...

> Or are you having a configuration with Samba and LDAP authentication where
> the Win2000 clients use the "logon script" parameter?

Yes i have.
You should give it the whole path of the script.
 
> Thanks,
> 
> Werner
> 
greets Harry