[Samba] Samba + Roaming Profiles + Firefox Application

[Robert Schetterer]

Hi Roman,
try to comment out

hide dot files = Yes
in global and use equals in shares section ( better not for home and profiles )


there may .files needed for the Extensions to work
Regards

Roman Hudelist schrieb:

>Dear Samba Comunity!
> I encounter Problems with a certain Configuration, please help!
>
>Concerns: Roaming Profiles on a Samba Server (Samba 3.0.10) 
>Symptom: Application Firefox behaves strange and crashes after installing an (any) Extension:
> 
>The plain Firefox Application without Extensions installed just works fine.
>but after instlling an Extension, logging out and in again, it opens and hangs showing a white window.
>After reopening it, it works again, but the former installed Extension has vanished.
> 
>I wondered whats happening with the files in the roaming Profile: 
>During the Logon-Session were i installed the Firefox Extension everthing works fine and the Profile shows up the Extension-Files:
> ..Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ospucvhc.default\extensions\{34274bf4-1d97-a289-e984-17e546307e4f}\install.rdf 
>..Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ospucvhc.default\extensions\{34274bf4-1d97-a289-e984-17e546307e4f}\chrome\adblock.jar 
>..Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ospucvhc.default\extensions\{34274bf4-1d97-a289-e984-17e546307e4f}\install.js 
>..Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ospucvhc.default\extensions\{34274bf4-1d97-a289-e984-17e546307e4f}\nsAdblock.js 
>(they also exist on the Samba-Server Share, althoug i thought, these Profile-Data is downloaded locally to the Client)
> 
>after logging out and in again, under the same Login Name, these Extension files have disappeared (magically) from the server.
>I wonder whats going on? can it be, that this is a Firefox BUG??? or is it possible to have a samba problem here? - all other Applications are working properly in this domain..
>
>Logs:
>I traced the log.smbd on Log level 5 (thousands of lines..) but i coudnt find anything suspicious..
>
>can anybody help pleese! THX! 
> 
>Configuration:
>[global]
>        workgroup = TEST
>        realm = TEST.LOCAL
>        server string = Samba 3.0.10
>        security = ADS
>        username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
>        idmap uid = 10000-20000
>        idmap gid = 10000-20000
>        template homedir = /home/%D/%U
>        log level = 2
>        obey pam restrictions = Yes
>        unix charset = LOCALE
>        logon path=\\%L\Profiles\%U
>        encrypt passwords = yes
>        guest ok = No
>        security mask = 0777
>        force security mode = 0
>        directory security mask = 0777
>        force directory security mode = 0
>        map to guest = Bad User
>        hide dot files = Yes
>        browsable = yes
>[profiles]
>        comment = Network Profiles Service
>        path = /data/Profiles/%U
>        read only = No
>        store dos attributes = Yes
>        create mask = 0600
>        directory mask = 0700
>
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>Roman Hudelist
>System Administration Specialist
>Sphinx Managed Services GmbH
>A-1060 Wien, Mariahilferstraße 103
>Tel: 59 555 59 - 303
>Fax: 59 555 59 - 399
>Email: roman.hudelist at sphinx-ms.at <BLOCKED::mailto:roman.hudelist at sphinx-ms.at> 
>Homepage: http://www.sphinx-ms.at/ <BLOCKED::http://www.sphinx-ms.at/> 
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>_________________________________________________
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>Roman Hudelist
>System Administration Specialist
>Sphinx Managed Services GmbH
>A-1060 Wien, Mariahilferstraße 103
>Tel: 59 555 59 - 303
>Fax: 59 555 59 - 399
>Email: roman.hudelist at sphinx-ms.at <mailto:roman.hudelist at sphinx-ms.at> 
>Homepage: http://www.sphinx-ms.at/ <http://www.sphinx-ms.at/> 
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