[Samba] please help...

[John H Terpstra]

On Thu, 6 Feb 2003, Dmitry Surkov wrote:

> i have the following problem, the outlook express & desktop settings are
> being overwritten every time i change the host. i was helped by Laurent
> HOFMANN (thanks a lot), who pointed out that the exclusion list in
> ntuser.ini excludes Local Settings from the files, which are being
> synchronized. However, I still can not figure out the way to change this
> list for all users. Even if i change it manually (in the user profile on
> the server) it is being overwritten with the same exclusion list after i
> log
> out. i also tried to make changes in the registry, but it did not help
> either.

Dimitry,

Please provide more information about your configuration. Suggest you
email a copy of your smb.conf (off list might be best). Also, please
describe hom your Windows clients are configured:
	- Are you using WINS
	- What versions of MS Windows
	- Are the MS Windows workstations domain members
		- if so, how did you join them to the domain
	- How did you configure outlook (what versions of outlook)

I suspect that what you are trying to achieve can not be done, but I am
willing to help you.

- John T.

> Thanks in advance for your help.
> Dimirty
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dimitry Surkov" <h0444250 at student.hu-berlin.de>
> To: "sbaron" <sbaron at wiwi.hu-berlin.de>
> Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 4:30 PM
> Subject: Fw: [Samba] Re: How to enforce client to download the profile
> form
> server
>
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Laurent Hofmann" <laurent.news at kally.net>
> > To: <samba at lists.samba.org>
> > Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 8:53 PM
> > Subject: [Samba] Re: How to enforce client to download the profile form
> > server
> >
> >
> > > hello,
> > > as a clue you should take a look at ntuser.ini in the profile location
> of
> > an
> > > user :
> > >
> > > [General]
> > > ExclusionList=Local Settings;Temporary Internet
> > Files;Historique;Temp;Local
> > > Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook;
> > >
> > > This is the list of folders of the profile that do not synchronize...
> > > I think this can help ;)
> > > Please send me your feedback :)
> > >
> > > Laurent HOFMANN
> > >
> > > "Owens, Bob" <bowens at navtech.com> a Ecrit dans le message de news:
> > > E68671E04041D311834F0008C7BF2356031CA646 at delenn.navtech.com...
> > > > Help to see your smb.conf but here is mine it may help.
> > > >
> > > > [global]
> > > > logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U
> > > >
> > > > [Profiles]
> > > > path = /data/domain/Profiles/
> > > > browseable = no
> > > > writable = yes
> > > > valid users = @domusers
> > > > create mode = 0770
> > > > directory mode = 0770
> > > > force group = root
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Dimitry Surkov [mailto:dsurkov at wiwi.hu-berlin.de]
> > > > Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 10:07 AM
> > > > To: samba at lists.samba.org
> > > > Subject: [Samba] How to enforce client to download the profile form
> > server
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Dear all,
> > > >
> > > > i have the following problem. my smb.conf is working, but clients
> cannot
> > > > download their profiles from the server. I explain this on an
> example:
> > > > i have two windows machines: #1 and #2
> > > > i) i delete all local profiles in windows and a profile of user in
> unix
> > > > ii) login to machine #1, have the win dialog as though i just
> started
> > the
> > > > machine for the first time (which is true), set my personal settings
> in
> > > > Outlook. logout
> > > > iii) login to machine #1 again and everything functions o.k., logout
> > > > iii) login to machine #2, i have the same win dialog as though i
> just
> > > > started the machine, although it is not the case, since i was on
> machine
> > > #1
> > > > already and no settings in Outlook. logout
> > > > iv) login to machine #1, the profile is gone, i do not have the win
> > start
> > > > dialog again, but my outlook settings are gone.
> > > >
> > > > What could it be? It seems that the windows machine uploads the
> profile
> > to
> > > > the server, but in case of start on the same machine the local
> profile
> > is
> > > > being used. However the new machine does not download the profile,
> but
> > > > overwrites it with a new locally created profile. SO, as i see it
> the
> > > > problem is: the client does not download the profile form the samba
> > > server.
> > > >
> > > > Please help. Thanks in advance.
> > > >
> > > > Dimitry Surkov
> > > > mailto: h0444250 at student.hu-berlin.de
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John H Terpstra
Email: jht at samba.org