[Samba] how to set folder redirection on Windows 7 with a Samba PDC
German Molano
gmolano at ignios.net
Mon Aug 23 09:38:23 MDT 2010
On 22/08/2010 01:44 a.m., Abe Lau wrote:
>
> On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 2:48 PM, German Molano <gmolano at ignios.net
> <mailto:gmolano at ignios.net>> wrote:
>
> On 21/08/2010 10:54 p.m., Abe Lau wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I have read that Windows 7 is using a new admx format and that
> it is not
> compatible with the old-school poledit. If I would like to
> stick with a
> Samba PDC, is there any elegant way to get Windows 7 client to
> obey the
> folder redirection(and possibly other rules) set using poledit&
> NTConfig.pol?
>
> Yes there is a way to do folder redirection with kixtart tools
> you can write directly to the Windows Registry modyfing the
> Workstation Settings.
>
> In your netlogon start up script call kix32 runtime with your own
> script with some values like these:
>
> $UserShellFolders =
> "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
> Shell Folders"
> WriteValue($UserShellFolders, "Personal", "H:\Documents", "REG_SZ")
> WriteValue($UserShellFolders, "AppData",
> "H:\.winsettings\appdata", "REG_SZ")
> WriteValue($UserShellFolders, "Desktop", "H:\WinDesktop", "REG_SZ")
> WriteValue($UserShellFolders, "My Music", "H:\Music", "REG_SZ")
> WriteValue($UserShellFolders, "My Pictures", "H:\Pictures", "REG_SZ")
> WriteValue($UserShellFolders, "My Video", "H:\Videos", "REG_SZ")
> WriteValue($UserShellFolders,
> "{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}", "H:\Downloads", "REG_SZ")
>
>
>
> I have been searching the mailing list, but there doesn't
> seems to be much
> detailed information on how to get Windows 7 to integrate
> nicely with a
> Samba PDC. Any insights?
>
> Thanks,
> Abe
>
>
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> Thanks German Molano.
>
> That may seems to be a viable solution. By the way, the webpage
> doesn't mention Windows 7 being supported? Is the webpage just outdated?
Yes it is supported but some Registry values are protected and some
values differs from Windows 7/Vista to Windows XP/2000, but with
kixstart you could distinct between platforms and apply settings depend
on it, it could be done like this:
$ntversion = READVALUE("HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\", "CurrentVersion")
Select
Case $ntversion = 6.1 ;Windows 7
WriteValue(....
Case $ntversion = 6.0 ;Windows Vista
WriteValue(....
Case $ntversion = 5.1 ;Windows XP
WriteValue(....
Case $ntversion = 5.0 ;Windows 2000
WriteValue(....
>
> Not knowing much about kixtart, does it mean that I could replace
> everything in NTConfig.pol with a kixtart script? That would be an
> elegant solution before Samba4 is ready I suppose :-)
>
NTConfig.pol modifies resgistry settings at logon, so yes you could
replace it, but is little less "graphical" because you deal with a
script not with a GUI. Also you could deliver policies with a Domain
Group basis with conditionals like this:
If InGroup( "MYDOMAIN\Accounting" )
WriteValue(....
EndIf
> Abe
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