[Samba] Profiles -- default user ntuser.dat not being used at first logon

bsrxxti02 at sneakemail.com bsrxxti02 at sneakemail.com
Tue Aug 30 22:40:11 GMT 2005


I'm trying to set up for my small school lab: Samba as PDC, 11 
workstations running XP Pro, roaming profiles with folder redirection.

(I finally got the workstations to join the domain by adding them by 
hand--so I assume something is wrong with my add machine script, but 
I'll address that issue later, since I have only the 11 XP boxes to deal 
with.)

Now I'm working on getting the user profiles to work, based on TOSHARG 
chapter 23 plus Practical Exercises. But I'm not being successful, and 
I'd appreciate some help:

My understanding is that when a user logs onto the domain for the first 
time, Windows should copy the default profile from the NETLOGON share on 
the Samba machine.

(If this understanding is erroneous, please explain wherein I've 
misunderstood.)

I have added the Samba user "tobedeleted", and put an ntuser.dat file 
for a default user in the /var/lib/samba/netlogon directory, which is 
the path I specified in the [netlogon] share, but Windows gives an error 
to the effect that the user's profile can't be found on the server, and 
that it will therefore create a local profile.

Here's the relevant section of the samba log file for that machine:

[2005/08/30 13:39:43, 0] lib/util_sock.c:write_socket_data(430)
   write_socket_data: write failure. Error = Connection reset by peer
[2005/08/30 13:39:43, 0] lib/util_sock.c:write_socket(455)
   write_socket: Error writing 4 bytes to socket 25: ERRNO = Connection 
reset by peer
[2005/08/30 13:39:43, 0] lib/util_sock.c:send_smb(647)
   Error writing 4 bytes to client. -1. (Connection reset by peer)
[2005/08/30 13:39:55, 0] smbd/service.c:make_connection(794)
   hephaistos (192.168.1.105) couldn't find service var
[2005/08/30 13:40:14, 1] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(642)
   hephaistos (192.168.1.105) connect to service netlogon initially as 
user tobedeleted (uid=501, gid=501) (pid 14621)
[2005/08/30 13:40:15, 0] smbd/service.c:make_connection(794)
   hephaistos (192.168.1.105) couldn't find service var
[2005/08/30 13:40:20, 1] smbd/service.c:close_cnum(830)
   hephaistos (192.168.1.105) closed connection to service netlogon
[2005/08/30 13:40:21, 0] smbd/service.c:make_connection(794)
   hephaistos (192.168.1.105) couldn't find service var
[2005/08/30 13:40:51, 0] smbd/service.c:make_connection(794)
   hephaistos (192.168.1.105) couldn't find service var

And here is the corresponding section of the smbd log file:

[2005/08/30 13:39:43, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1150)
   getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected

I'm puzzled by the "couldn't find service var" message. Is "var" 
supposed to be a service? I thought it was a directory.

I have also copied below my smb.conf file in case it helps someone point 
out my errors:

[global]
	dos charset = CP850
	unix charset = UTF-8
	display charset = LOCALE
	workgroup = HELLAS
	realm =
	netbios name = ZEUS
	netbios aliases =
	netbios scope =
	server string = Samba Server PDC
	interfaces = eth0, lo
	bind interfaces only = No
	security = USER
	auth methods =
	encrypt passwords = Yes
	update encrypted = No
	client schannel = Auto
	server schannel = Auto
	allow trusted domains = Yes
	hosts equiv =
	min password length = 5
	map to guest = Never
	null passwords = No
	obey pam restrictions = No
	password server = *
	smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
	private dir = /etc/samba
	passdb backend = smbpasswd
	algorithmic rid base = 1000
	root directory =
	guest account = nobody
	enable privileges = No
	pam password change = No
	passwd program =
	passwd chat = *new*password* %n\n *new*password* %n\n *changed*
	passwd chat debug = No
	passwd chat timeout = 2
	check password script =
	username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
	password level = 0
	username level = 0
	unix password sync = No
	restrict anonymous = 0
	lanman auth = Yes
	ntlm auth = Yes
	client NTLMv2 auth = No
	client lanman auth = Yes
	client plaintext auth = Yes
	preload modules =
	use kerberos keytab = No
	log level = 0
	syslog = 1
	syslog only = No
	log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
	max log size = 50
	debug timestamp = Yes
	debug hires timestamp = No
	debug pid = No
	debug uid = No
	smb ports = 445 139
	large readwrite = Yes
	max protocol = NT1
	min protocol = CORE
	read bmpx = No
	read raw = Yes
	write raw = Yes
	disable netbios = No
	acl compatibility =
	defer sharing violations = Yes
	nt pipe support = Yes
	nt status support = Yes
	announce version = 4.9
	announce as = NT
	max mux = 50
	max xmit = 16644
	name resolve order = wins lmhosts host bcast
	max ttl = 259200
	max wins ttl = 518400
	min wins ttl = 21600
	time server = No
	unix extensions = Yes
	use spnego = Yes
	client signing = auto
	server signing = No
	client use spnego = Yes
	change notify timeout = 60
	deadtime = 0
	getwd cache = Yes
	keepalive = 300
	kernel change notify = Yes
	lpq cache time = 30
	max smbd processes = 0
	paranoid server security = Yes
	max disk size = 0
	max open files = 10000
	socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
	use mmap = Yes
	hostname lookups = No
	name cache timeout = 660
	load printers = Yes
	printcap cache time = 0
	printcap name = /etc/printcap
	cups server =
	disable spoolss = No
	enumports command =
	addprinter command =
	deleteprinter command =
	show add printer wizard = Yes
	os2 driver map =
	mangling method = hash2
	mangle prefix = 1
	stat cache = Yes
	machine password timeout = 604800
	add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -m %u
	delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel -r %u
	add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd %g
	delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel %g
	add user to group script = /usr/sbin/usermod -G %g %u
	delete user from group script =
	set primary group script =
	add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/false -d /dev/null %u
	shutdown script =
	abort shutdown script =
	logon script =
	logon path = \\%N\var\lib\samba\profiles\%U
	logon drive =
	logon home = \\%N\var\lib\samba\profdata\%U
	domain logons = Yes
	os level = 64
	lm announce = Auto
	lm interval = 60
	preferred master = Yes
	local master = Yes
	domain master = Yes
	browse list = Yes
	enhanced browsing = Yes
	dns proxy = No
	wins proxy = No
	wins server =
	wins support = Yes
	wins hook =
	wins partners =
	kernel oplocks = Yes
	lock spin count = 3
	lock spin time = 10
	oplock break wait time = 0
	ldap admin dn =
	ldap delete dn = No
	ldap filter = (uid=%u)
	ldap group suffix =
	ldap idmap suffix =
	ldap machine suffix =
	ldap passwd sync = no
	ldap replication sleep = 1000
	ldap suffix =
	ldap ssl = no
	ldap timeout = 15
	ldap user suffix =
	add share command =
	change share command =
	delete share command =
	config file =
	preload =
	lock directory = /var/cache/samba
	pid directory = /var/run
	utmp directory =
	wtmp directory =
	utmp = No
	default service =
	message command =
	dfree command =
	get quota command =
	set quota command =
	remote announce =
	remote browse sync =
	socket address = 0.0.0.0
	homedir map = auto.home
	afs username map =
	afs token lifetime = 604800
	log nt token command =
	time offset = 0
	NIS homedir = No
	panic action =
	host msdfs = No
	enable rid algorithm = Yes
	idmap backend =
	idmap uid = 16777216-33554431
	idmap gid = 16777216-33554431
	template primary group = nobody
	template homedir = /var/lib/samba/profdata/%D/%U
	template shell = /bin/false
	winbind separator = \
	winbind cache time = 300
	winbind enable local accounts = No
	winbind enum users = Yes
	winbind enum groups = Yes
	winbind use default domain = No
	winbind trusted domains only = No
	winbind nested groups = No
	comment =
	path =
	username =
	invalid users =
	valid users =
	admin users = chaos
	read list =
	write list =
	printer admin =
	force user =
	force group =
	read only = Yes
	create mask = 0744
	force create mode = 00
	security mask = 0777
	force security mode = 00
	directory mask = 0755
	force directory mode = 00
	directory security mask = 0777
	force directory security mode = 00
	force unknown acl user = No
	inherit permissions = No
	inherit acls = No
	guest only = No
	guest ok = Yes
	only user = No
	hosts allow =
	hosts deny =
	allocation roundup size = 1048576
	ea support = No
	nt acl support = Yes
	profile acls = No
	map acl inherit = No
	afs share = No
	block size = 1024
	max connections = 0
	min print space = 0
	strict allocate = No
	strict sync = No
	sync always = No
	use sendfile = No
	write cache size = 0
	max reported print jobs = 0
	max print jobs = 1000
	printable = No
	printing = cups
	cups options = raw
	print command =
	lpq command = %p
	lprm command =
	lppause command =
	lpresume command =
	queuepause command =
	queueresume command =
	printer name =
	use client driver = No
	default devmode = No
	force printername = No
	default case = lower
	case sensitive = Auto
	preserve case = Yes
	short preserve case = Yes
	mangling char = ~
	hide dot files = Yes
	hide special files = No
	hide unreadable = No
	hide unwriteable files = No
	delete veto files = No
	veto files =
	hide files =
	veto oplock files =
	map system = No
	map hidden = No
	map archive = Yes
	mangled names = Yes
	mangled map =
	store dos attributes = No
	browseable = Yes
	blocking locks = Yes
	csc policy = manual
	fake oplocks = No
	locking = Yes
	oplocks = Yes
	level2 oplocks = Yes
	oplock contention limit = 2
	posix locking = Yes
	strict locking = Yes
	share modes = Yes
	copy =
	include =
	preexec =
	preexec close = No
	postexec =
	root preexec =
	root preexec close = No
	root postexec =
	available = Yes
	volume =
	fstype = NTFS
	set directory = No
	wide links = Yes
	follow symlinks = Yes
	dont descend =
	magic script =
	magic output =
	delete readonly = No
	dos filemode = No
	dos filetimes = Yes
	dos filetime resolution = No
	fake directory create times = No
	vfs objects =
	msdfs root = No
	msdfs proxy =

[homes]
	comment = Home Directories
	path = //%N/var/lib/samba/profdata/%U
	read only = No
	browseable = No

[printers]
	comment = All Printers
	path = /var/spool/samba
	printable = Yes
	browseable = No

[chaos]
	path = /home/chaos
	valid users = chaos
	read only = No

[netlogon]
	path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon
	write list = @admins

[profiles]
	path = /var/lib/samba/profiles
	read only = No
	create mask = 0600
	directory mask = 0700


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