[Samba] question difference of roaming profile between WinXP and Win7

[John Drescher]

On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 11:00 AM,  <r.s1 at gmx.at> wrote:
> Hello
> I want to add Win7 machine to my Samba PDC with WinXP clients. Google tells me I have to add a .V2 to my profiles. The samba log ask about a .v2 share.
> Can someone explain me the difference of the v2 extension at the profile names and the roaming profile share?
> Following my settings:
>
> smb.conf:
> [global]
>        logon path = \\%L\nt-profile
>        logon home = \\%L\nt-profile
>
> [nt-profile]
>        comment = Client Profiles
>        path = /BUERO/samba/nt-profile/%u
>        read only = No
>        create mask = 0600
>        directory mask = 0700
>
> [nt-profile.v2]
>        comment = Client Profiles
>        path = /BUERO/samba/nt-profile/%u
>        read only = No
>        create mask = 0600
>        directory mask = 0700
>
>

Make two shares.

[profiles]

and

[profiles.v2]

At least this is what works for me.

John