[Samba] How do I get pam_mkhomedir to work

[Tim Simpson]

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Sorry if this is a simple question but I have been struggling for many days
trying to samba-3.0.2rc2 working with a win2k AD

wbinfo -t works
wbinfo -u works
wbinfo -g works

getent passwd username works

sharing dirs works

in fact everything seems to work with the exception of a users directory being
created using pam_mkhomedir.so

I am running on Redhat 9   with Samba 3.0.2rc2

Samba was built using the following options   configure --with-quotas --with-pam

I presume it is something wrong with my pam config  which follows

#%PAM-1.0
auth       required     pam_securetty.so
#auth       required    pam_stack.so service=system-auth
auth       required     pam_nologin.so
auth       sufficient   pam_winbind.so
auth       required     pam_env.so
auth       required     pam_unix.so nullok use_first_pass
account    sufficient pam_winbind.so
account    required pam_unix.so
#account    required    pam_stack.so service=system-auth
#password   required    pam_stack.so service=system-auth
#session    required    pam_stack.so service=system-auth
#session    optional    pam_console.so
session required /lib/security/pam_mkhomedir.so skel=/etc/skel/ umask=0022
password required pam_unix.so nullok obscure min=4 max=8
session required pam_unix.so
session optional pam_lastlog.so
session optional pam_motd.so
session optional pam_mail.so standard noenv

I have tried many varations of this file from various postings but all to no
avail

the relevant part of smb.conf follow

# Global parameters
[global]
        workgroup = LEARNINGDOMAIN
        realm = LEARNINGDOMAIN.ORG
        server string = %L running Samba %v
        security = ADS
        obey pam restrictions = Yes
        password server = pdc.learningdomain.org
        passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
        unix password sync = Yes
        log level = 3
        log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
        preferred master = No
        local master = No
        domain master = No
        dns proxy = No
        ldap ssl = no
        idmap uid = 10000-20000
        idmap gid = 10000-20000
        template homedir = /home/%D/%U
        template shell = /bin/bash
        winbind separator = +
[shares]
        force create mode = 0660
        force directory mode = 0770
[homes]
        path = /home/%D/%U
        browseable = no
        read only = no
        create mask = 0600
        directory mask = 0700
        writable = yes



if I try su - DOMAIN+Username from a shell prompt

I get the following reply

[root at store01 pam.d]# su - LEARNINGDOMAIN+Administrator
su: warning: cannot change directory to /home/LEARNINGDOMAIN/Administrator: No
such file or directory
-bash-2.05b$



So I get logged in but I remain in the current working directory

any advice gratefully received


Tim