[Samba] How to test roaming profiles

[Marc Delisle]

Gary Dale a écrit :
> Marc Delisle wrote:
>> Gary Dale a écrit :
>>> Marc Delisle wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I'm working on a server that was upgraded a few weeks ago (Linux 
>>>> Mandriva was reinstalled with a more up-to-date Samba version which 
>>>> is 3.3.2).
>>>>
>>>> Now, roaming profiles no longer work. I even wonder what would be 
>>>> the proper to way to test them. Workstations are running Windows XP.
>>>>
>>>> I followed the procedure for Win2000/XP located here:
>>>> http://us6.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/ProfileMgmt.html#id2660622 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> and the profile conversion for userx took place; however, looking on 
>>>> the workstation, it says that userx's profile is roaming but its 
>>>> status is local. Adding a file on the Desktop, and after logout, the 
>>>> file is not synched to the server.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>> Have you checked that the profile path is correct? It could be that the
>>> profile path doesn't exist on your server so the local profile can't be
>>> sync'ed. It may also be a permissions thing. Check your Samba logs.
>>>
>>> Don't forget to restart Samba after making a change to smb.conf.
>>>
>>>
>> I'm using this in smb.conf:
>> [Profiles]
>> root preexec = PROFILE=/home/samba/profiles/%u ; if [ ! -e $PROFILE ]; 
>> then mkdir -pm755 $PROFILE ; chown %u.%g $PROFILE;fi
>>
>>         valid users= @tous
>>         username = @tous
>>         path = /home/samba/profiles
>>         write list = @tous
>>         create mode = 0700
>>
>> and /home/samba/profiles exists, owned by root:root and permissions 777.
>>
>> When I try to log in with a user for which I did not convert the 
>> profile, his directory under profiles is created and a file prf86.tmp 
>> is created, that's all.
>>
>> In /var/log/samba, there are files named username.log containing many 
>> lines I cannot interpret, for example:
>> [2009/07/18 10:34:13,  3] smbd/sec_ctx.c:set_sec_ctx(324)
>>   setting sec ctx (0, 0) - sec_ctx_stack_ndx = 0
>> [2009/07/18 10:34:13,  3] smbd/process.c:smbd_process(1930)
>>   receive_message_or_smb failed: NT_STATUS_END_OF_FILE, exiting
>> [2009/07/18 10:34:13,  3] smbd/sec_ctx.c:set_sec_ctx(324)
>>   setting sec ctx (0, 0) - sec_ctx_stack_ndx = 0
>> [2009/07/18 10:34:13,  3] smbd/connection.c:yield_connection(31)
>>   Yielding connection to
>> [2009/07/18 10:34:13,  3] smbd/server.c:exit_server_common(960)
>>   Server exit (normal exit)
>>
>> Anything specific to look for in the logs?
>>
> Set loglevel to 10 then try to log in and out. That may show a problem.
> 
> The preexec probably isn't needed. I've never used one. All it appears 
> to be doing is to create a directory that Samba creates anyway.
> 
> My profiles are created with a+rwx permissions. My smb.conf for 
> [profiles] simply contains:
> [profiles]
>        path = /home/samba/profiles
>        read only = No
> 
> Also I have:
> 
> [globals]
>        logon path = \\%L\profiles\%U
> 
> so that the profiles export allows for a path for each user.
> 
> 
> You may want to tear out all the extras from your profiles, change the 
> permissions to something less secure then add things back in until it 
> breaks again.
> 
> 
Thanks for the suggestions, Adam and Gary. I'll try your suggestions.
I already have a section [global] (not [globals]) which contains other 
lines +
logon path = \\alpha\Profiles\%U

but I'll change the server name to %L just to be sure.

I'll keep you posted.

-- 
Marc Delisle
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