[Samba] Not able to login to Samba PDC

[Manjunath H N]

On Tuesday, February 04, 2003 9:59 PM
John H Terpstra <jht at samba.org> wrote:

> On Tue, 4 Feb 2003, Manjunath H N wrote:
>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> I am getting this error when I try to join my Win2K m/c to Samba,
>>
>> Windows cannot log you on because the profile cannot be loaded.
>> Contact your network administrator.
>
> Send me your smb.conf off-line. I'll check it out.

This is my smb.conf file

# Global parameters
[global]
        workgroup = MYGROUP
        netbios name = SERVER
        server string = Samba Server
        encrypt passwords = Yes
        obey pam restrictions = Yes
        pam password change = Yes
        passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
        passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new*password* %n\n
*passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
        password level = 23
        username level = 23
        unix password sync = Yes
        log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
        max log size = 50
        socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
        load printers = No
        domain admin group = root
        add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g 100 -s
/bin/false -M %u
        delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel %u
        logon path = \\%L\profiles\%a\%U
        logon home = \\%L\%U\.profiles
        domain logons = Yes
        os level = 64
        preferred master = True
        domain master = True
        dns proxy = No
        wins server = 192.168.2.253
        winbind uid = 500-1000
        winbind gid = 500-1000
        admin users = root administrator
        printing = lprng

[homes]
        comment = Home Directories
#       valid users = %S
        read only = No
        create mask = 0664
        directory mask = 0775
        browseable = No

[netlogon]
        comment = Logon Scripts & Policies
        path = /home/netlogon
        create mask = 0644
        directory mask = 0755
        writeable = no
        guest ok = no

[profiles]
        comment = Profiles Directory
        path = /home/profiles
        read only = No
        create mask = 0700
        directory mask = 0700
        nt acl support = No

[home]
        comment = Home Directories
        path = /home
        valid users = administrator root
        read only = No

> Plus you need to have a NETLOGON share that is world readable.
> It is a good idea to add a logon script to pre-set printer and
> drive connections. There is also a facility for automatically
> synchronizing the workstation time clock with that of the logon
> server (another good thing to do).

[manjunath at server home]$ ll
total 44
drwx------     3   administrator   administrator     4096  Jan 28 12:01
administrator
drwx------     6   manjunath       manjunath         4096  Feb  4 21:53
manjunath
drwxrwxr-x    2   root               root                  4096   Feb  4
13:21 netlogon
drwxrwxrwt    4  root               root                  4096   Feb  4
21:43 profiles


> Secondly, for roaming profiles you need:
>
> logon path = \\%N\profiles\%U (with some such path)
> logon drive = H: (Z: is the default)
>
> Plus you need a PROFILES share that is world writable.

It has been done

>> Please help me I am totally lost with this error from past two days
>> I tried everything & googled around quite a bit but of no help.
>> Please help me.
>
> I hope this helps you.
>
> - John T.
Awaiting more help from you.

-- Manjunath



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