Hello,
I'm looking for some extremely general tips/hints/ideas here, because I
am sure that I may be missing out on some good ways of managing the
Windows PCs on my network.
This is what I have and what is available to me:
- Samba 3.0.x (current Debian/Sarge version)
- LDAP backend for Samba
- Windows XP SP2 clients
- Domain users are typically unprivileged users
- A 'reference PC' for the WinXP disk image, with various
applications pre-installed and setup
- I do *not* have any Windows servers or Active Directory available,
nor any plans to do so
This is what I have figured out and have working so far:
- Domain logons for Windows XP systems to the Samba system
- Use of sysprep on the reference PC and partimage to deploy WinXP
systems
- Use of roaming profiles with folder redirects into users' home on
the Samba server for many folders (e.g. 'My Documents', 'Recent
Docs' etc.)
- Use of poledit.exe and various templates to create NTConfig.POL in
Samba's NETLOGON share, thus supporting various System Policies (1).
- Using gpedit.msc on the reference PC to 'deploy' various initial
policy settings (2)
This is what I *don't* have figured out. I basically need to find out
whether any of this is possible and, if so, whether it is possible using
my existing toolset:
- Updating and managing settings that I originally set via
gpedit.msc on the reference PC: this is (2) above. I cannot
change these settings once I've deployed the PC live, whereas for
settings in (1) above, I can do this via the appropriate System
Policy change. (Basically, if I understand the Windows-terminology
correctly, I have instituted Local Group Policy rather than 'real'
Group Policy?)
- Deploying software to the WinXP machines: would be nice :-)
Any suggestions for dealing with this setup would be most appreciated,
particularly relating to policy management. I've read much of the Samba
Book on this area, but it's a little confusing as to what options are
actually available to me with this setup.
Many thanks,
Dave.
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Dave Ewart
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Cancer Research UK / Oxford University
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