[Samba] Re: netlogon loop (migrating from 2.2.7 to 3.0.x)

[Mario Bittencourt]

Hi Jim

> 
> | My users can log in, can mount the shares but only if I remove the
> | netlogon script.
> 
> For future reference, it is a section in your samba configuration file
> not a script. ;-)
> 

Thanks for the correction. Anyway I remove the .bat script not the
netlogon section.

> | I can browse the available shares from windows and linux.
> |
> | I am using the same netlogon script which is similar to the one found
> | in the documentation.
> 
> Can you be more specific about which documentation?

Sure.  Just not now because a I am at home. 
> 
> | My smb.conf
> |  [netlogon]
> |    comment = netlogon
> |    path = /home1/netlogon
> |    guest ok = yes
> |    writable = no
> |    share modes = no
> |    browseable = no
> 
> Every working netlogon I've ever seen looked something like this:
> Note that this one works for me and, with the exception that I've
> modified the path for you, was found at:
> http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/guide/happy.html#ch6-shareconfb
> 
> [netlogon]
> comment = Network Logon Service
> path = /home1/netlogon
> guest ok = Yes
> locking = No
> 
> My understanding is that you can't have a non-writable netlogon although
> it *may* be possible to set "guest ok = No".
> 

Well it's working in my 2.2.7 server but I'll try your setup 

Any tips regarding debuging this issue (like a flag in samba or log
file to look) ?

thanks.