[Samba] Re: Samba as PDC - Can't get user profiles to save properly

[rruegner]

Hi Felix,
have you checked if your users have the writing
permission to
/samba/profile in native linux?
Regards
Felix Knoblach schrieb:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm still sitting fighting with this problem here I mentioned a little 
> while ago. Say, it can't be that you need to add PDC users on every 
> workstation if you want to have them working with admin-accounts (which 
> they seem to need in order to be able to save their profiles on the 
> PDC), can it? Any ideas?
> 
> Felix
> 
> 
> 
>> Greetings,
>>
>> I'm running desperate on a problem with my windows user profiles here, 
>> searched the net and read the docus alot but still no luck.
>>
>> I've got an running Samba domain, an existing windows 2000 machine can 
>> log into the domain properly. Furthermore, a test account is made 
>> aswell, and the 2k machine is able to log in with that account. Now, 
>> my problem is: When I try to change windows settings (like switch 
>> active desktop to "on") or delete/rename icons from my desktop, log 
>> out and in again, all changes are undone like they've been not saved 
>> on the server. But if I create new icons on the desktop and relog, 
>> those are still there.
>>
>> Additionally, when I right-click in some folder and choose "New->" 
>> there's only "Folder" and "Link" to choose where you would expect 
>> things like new text file etc.
>>
>> Now, when I log in locally on the client as admin and add an 
>> domain-user with the same name as my test user on the server, log out 
>> and back in on the domain again, then it's possible to delete/rename 
>> icons on the desktop, settings like active desktop can't be changed at 
>> all still though.
>>
>> Access permissions on the home-folder of the user seem fine, I've even 
>> tried mask 0777 just to see if it would work.
>>
>> Sorry for the long story, but maybe somebody is able to recognize the 
>> problem. I'm really running out of ideas what to try next...
>>
>> Thanks alot
>>
>> Felix
>>
>>
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>> Append: My original smb.conf
>>
>>
>> # Global parameters
>> [global]
>>         # Base Options
>>         workgroup = SAMBA
>>         netbios name = PDC
>>         server string = Samba %v (PDC) @ biomax.de
>>         interfaces = eth0
>>
>>         # Security Options
>>         security = user
>>         #encypted passwords = yes
>>         update encrypted = Yes
>>         passdb backend = smbpasswd
>>         unix password sync = yes
>>         passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
>>         passwd chat = *new*password* %n\n *new*password* %n\n 
>> *successfully*
>>         allow trusted domains = yes
>> #       password server = ALBERICH
>>         password server = PDC
>>
>>         # Logging Options
>>         log level = 2
>>         log file = /var/log.%m
>>
>>         # Tuning Options
>>         deadtime = 15
>>
>>         # Logon Options
>>         add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g 
>> ntclient -s /bin/false -M %u
>>         logon script = logon.bat
>>         logon path = \\%L\profile\%u
>>         logon home = \\%N\%U
>>         logon drive = Z:
>>         domain logons = Yes
>>
>>         # Browse Options
>>         os level = 65
>>         preferred master = Yes
>>         domain master = Yes
>>
>>         # Ldap Options
>>         ldap ssl = no
>>
>>         # Misc
>>         panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
>>         admin users = root
>>         printing = cups
>>         browseable = No
>>
>> [homes]
>>         comment = Benutzer-Verzeichnisse
>>         path = /samba/profile/%u
>>         read only = No
>>         browseable = Yes
>>
>> [netlogon]
>>         comment = NetLogON
>>         path = /samba/netlogon
>>
>> [profile]
>>         comment = Benutzerprofile
>>         path = /samba/profile
>>         read only = No
>>
>> [public]
>>         comment = Oeffentlicher Ordner
>>         path = /samba/public
>>         read only = No
>>         guest ok = Yes
>>         browseable = Yes
>>
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