[Samba] Windows XP login

[John Drescher]

On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 7:26 PM, David
Christensen<David.Christensen at viveli.com> wrote:
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> When WinXP users login to the samba domain a text file opens that contains:
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> [.ShellClassInfo]
> LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787
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> This seems to be tied to the roaming profile, it only surfaced once I
> enabled roaming profiles but I am not sure how to correct it.  I also
> noticed that the desktop background setting is persistent when a user
> logs on but the actual background is not being displayed until the user
> accesses the desktop properties and clicks ok.
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> Is this an configuration issue with samba, or do I need some logon script?
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This desktop.ini file is a hidden file that windows places in all
folders of your system to store the preferences of your explorer view.
The problem here is samba is making this hidden file in the startup
folder of the start menu visible instead of default hidden.

John