[Samba] Roaming Profiles

John H Terpstra jht at samba.org
Tue Jul 27 04:53:33 GMT 2004


On Monday 26 July 2004 20:13, James Coggan wrote:
> Hi, i'm using samba 3.0.5 and the roaming profiles take ages to save and
> to load i just created a user, and it creates the proper windows files
> in the profiles share
> The files are very small so i should be a quick login, but it ins't
> Copying files from normal shares is quick, but the login it self is very
> long
> What to do?

Firstly, how large are the profiles that take so long to load? ie: what is the 
size of the profiles on your UNIX file system?

Secondly, what is the output of running: testparm

Thirdly, since you have configured your Samba server to be a WINS server, do 
all Windows clients use it? ie: Have you configured all clients so that the 
WINS address is the IP address of your Samba server?

- John T.

> I'm using windows 2k with all windows updates
> here is my smb.conf
> [global]
>         load printers = yes
>         socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192
> SO_RCVBUF=8192
>         admin users = @domain_admins
>         logon drive = H:
>         domain master = Yes
>         encrypt passwords = yes
>         passwd program = /usr/bin/smbpasswd -U %u
>         smb passwd file = /etc/samba/private/smbpasswd
>         logon home = \\action\%u
>         printer admin = @domain_admins
>         wins support = yes
>         netbios name = ACTION
>         printing = cups
>         printcap name = cups
>         logon script = LOGIN.BAT
>         default = global
>        dos charset = 850
>         unix password sync = yes
>         workgroup = COGGAN
>         logon path = \\%N\profiles\%U
>         os level = 99
>         preferred master = yes
>         local master = yes
>         security = user
>        unix charset = ISO8859-1
>         domain logons = Yes
>         log level = 3
>         passwd chat = *password* %n\n *password* %n\n *successful*
>         passwd chat debug = Yes
>         time server = yes
>         server string = Samba %v as PDC
>         add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -g 106 -d /dev/null -s
> /bin/False %u
> [netlogon]
>         comment = Network Logon Service
>         path = /home/netlogon
>         write list = @domain_admins
>
> [homes]
>         comment = Home Directories
>         valid users = %S
>         read only = No
>         create mask = 0664
>         directory mask = 0775
>         browseable = No
>
> [profiles]
>         path = /home/profile
>         browsable = no
>         writable = yes
>         create mask = 0600
>         directory mask = 0700
>
> [public]
>         path = /home/pub
>         read only = No
>         create mask = 0777
>         directory mask = 0777
>         public = yes
>         valid users = @users @domain_admins
>         write list = @users @domain_admins
>
> [backup]
>         path = /backup
>         read only = No
>         create mask = 0777
>         directory mask = 0777
>         public = yes
>         valid users = @users @domain_admins
>         write list = @users @domain_admins
>
> [printers]
>         comment = All Printers
>         path = /var/spool/samba
>         printer admin = root, administrator, jcoggan
>         valid users = @users @domain_admins
>         browseable = no
>         public = yes
>         guest ok = yes
>         printable = yes
>         writable = no
> [quake]
>         path = /usr/quake
>         read only = No
>         create mask = 0777
>         directory mask = 0777
>         public = yes
>         valid users = @users @domain_admins
>         write list = @users @domain_admins

-- 
John H Terpstra
Samba-Team Member
Phone: +1 (650) 580-8668

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