[Samba] Map Linux Drive to Windows

[Sadique Puthen]

Tarak Ranjan wrote:
> Hi List,
>          I have a Samba PDC, and i want another file server to be
> installed , which user will map their home directory without
> joining,[ means i don't this server will be a another PDC, it'll be
> personal file server ]
> here is my configuration
>   

You have to join that server to your PDC domain since it needs the user 
details. I use the below smb.conf  on my file server which is a member 
of the PDC domain.

[global]
  workgroup = DOMAIN
  server string = Samba File Server
  netbios name = xxxxxx
  security = domain
  log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
  max log size = 50
  socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
  printcap name = /etc/printcap
  dns proxy = No
  idmap uid = 10000-20000
  idmap gid = 10000-20000
  winbind enum users = yes
  winbind enum groups = yes
  cups options = raw
  template shell = /bin/bash
  winbind use default domain = yes

[homes]
   comment = Home Directories
   read only = No
   browseable = No

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

[profiles]
        path = /share/profiles
        read only = No
        create mask = 0600
        directory mask = 0700
        browseable = No

Then join this system to PDC domain using "net rpc join -S <ip of PDC> 
-U administrator". Once joined use winbind for name service and winbind 
for authentication. Preferred method is "authconfig". Then the roaming 
profiles would be created automatically when users log in to client 
systems. Make sure you update logon path in PDC and BDC or in ldap 
accordingly.

You can also use nss_ldap for name service on the file server and 
configure you PDC's ldap server as the server, but I have not tested 
this in my setup.

--Sadique

> [global]
>         workgroup = LK
>         server string = Samba Server Version %v
>         log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
>         max log size = 50
>         domain logons = Yes
>         cups options = raw
>
> [homes]
>         comment = Home Directories
>         read only = No
>         browseable = No
>
> [Sales]
>         comment = Sales Stuff
>         path = /backup1/home/sales
>         valid users = sales
>         admin users = sales
>         write list = @sales
>         read only = No
>         guest ok = Yes
>         hosts allow = 192.168.1.0/24
>         map readonly = permissions
>
> /
> Tarak
>
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