[Samba] general question - help creating a login script to pass a RPC to create symblinks from win2k on linux

[maillist]

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> From: maillist <maillist at qinternet.com>
> Date: Sun Apr 27, 2003  7:42:44  PM US/Eastern
> To: "dsomer" <dsomer at attbi.com>
> Subject: Re: [Samba] general question - help creating a login script 
> to pass a RPC to create symblinks from win2k on linux
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> Hello,
>
> While tinkering I came across a problem like yours, i am new to "real" 
> samba use, so don't get mad if I can't help...
>
> First...you want to make sure only select people can access a share...
> In the smb.conf where your shares are defined, use the valid user 
> option
>
> [share]
>
> 	valid users = joe mary mike ed
>
> I think! this will only allow those specified users to access the 
> share, even though they are logon though a PDC.
>
> The next item, not letting everyone see the share your trying to hide
>
> 	browsable = no
>
> Of course this makes it impossible for the "right" users to see the 
> share in Network Neighborhood, but this is all I know for now sorry!
>
> You can manually enter the share in the Explorer bar \\SERVER\SHARE 
> and get the share, auth though the PDC
>
> Logon scripts are available, but I don't know enough.
> Pick up "Using Samba" 2nd edition (Feb 2003 edition), it goes over a 
> little with scripting, otherwise it's a great book.
>
> hope this helped...?
>
> Steve O
>
>
> On Sunday, April 27, 2003, at 03:25  PM, dsomer wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am new to samba and Linux and need some help coming up with a 
>> solution to
>> a nerve racking problem.
>>
>>
>>
>> Here is what we are trying to do.
>>
>>
>>
>> Users log into an NT environment (accessing shares via samba running 
>> on
>> Linux/Aix).
>>
>> The user should only see and have access to the share(s) he/she has 
>> been
>> assigned to. Similar to Novell "map root" or symbolic links.
>>
>>
>>
>> Our issue is try to figure out a way to pass a remote call from the 
>> NT login
>> script running on the PDC or BDC to the AIX/ Linux file system to 
>> make the
>> necessary symbolic links for the user that just logged in.
>>
>> .
>>
>> If someone out there has already accomplished what we are trying to 
>> do or
>> know of how we can go about getting this done any and all information 
>> would
>> be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>> Lc
>>
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