[Samba] Multiple homedir entries in smb.conf ?

[J. Strohschnitter]

> >>> is it possible to add multiple homedir templates to smb.conf ?
> >>>
> >>> I have a running linuxsystem where homefilesets are mounted 
> >>> from different windows-servers to subdirs like:
> >>>
> >>> /home/server01/home/USERNAME
> >>> /home/server02/home/USERNAME
> >>> /home/server03/home/USERNAME
> >>>
> >>> The users come via winbind. In the smb.conf the entry for the
> >>> homedir:
> >>>
> >>> template homedir = /home/%U
> >>>
> >>> So how is it possible to add /home/serverXX/home/%U to the
> >>> smb.conf ?
> >>>
> >>>       
> >> What about mounting with the bind option all the 
> >> /home/$SERVER/home/$USERNAME dirs in /home/$USERNAME
> >>
> >>     
> > don't know about bind-options while mounting. Is it possible
> > to mount multiple mountpoints to one directory ?
> > The windows-shares are mounted via smbfs with the entry in
> > the smbfstab:
> >
> > //server01/home /home/server01/home/  cifs username=XX,password=XX,rw,
> > 			              gid=users,workgroup=XX,fmask=0700
> > [..]
> >
> > Is there a chance to mount all server[01-03] to one moutpoint ?
> >
> >   
> 
> Try UnionFS under linux, assuming you don't have any user home directory 
> collisions across the servers.

Hi

ok, UnionFS is one solution - but it takes several days to configure. Is there
no change to add more than one homedir template to the smb.conf (just like using
variables) ?

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     Jens Strohschnitter

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