[Samba] Roaming profiles problem - loading failure

[Andrew Gaffney]

I have been having this same problem. There is nothing in 2.2.6 that 
fixes it. I still have no idea what's causing it.

Peter Polkinghorne wrote:
> I have a samba 2.2.4 PDC which acts as the repository of roaming profiles.
> Just recently some of our users have experienced failure to load roaming 
> profiles.  The clients are on a pair of Windows 2000 terminal servers.
> The failure does not seem to be confined to one server and only affects some 
> people.
> 
> The error given takes place during the loading profile stage:
> 
> Windows can not copy:
> \\Samba server\profiles\aaa\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\FAVF.tmp to
> C:\Documents and Settings\aaa.KINGSFORDS\Application 
> Data\Microsoft\Outlook\FAVF.tmp
> 
> DETAIL - Access is denied
> 
> Then it says: Windows could not load the profile and is logging you on with a 
> temporary profile.
> 
> My profiles part of smb.conf is:
> 
> # Profiles
> [profiles]
>         path = /home/ntprofile
>         writeable = yes
>         create mask = 0600
>         directory mask = 0700
>         nt acl support = no
>         csc policy = disable
> 
> ... the last 2 lines being added during the day, but with no effect.
> 
> I have checked the source file and apart from being 0 length it looks perfectly 
> accessible.
> 
> Anyone else seen this? Or any hints as to what to do?
> 
> I am contemplating upgrading to 2.2.6 - but the WHATSNEW gives no hint that this 
> might be a fixed problem.  Of course it might be a problem with the Windows 2000 
> servers - not sure what SP level we are at - Windows manager away.
> 
> 
> 

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