[Samba] Help needed with Windows7 roaming files.
tms3 at tms3.com
tms3 at tms3.com
Fri Feb 18 16:18:54 MST 2011
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> We've been trying to setup/upgrade a samba PDC (version 3.56) with
> OpenLDAP
> as backend and roaming profiles for Windows7 (32bit) Clients. windows7
> has
> no problem
> with login after applying the reg patches, however, it seems to
> always load
> a temporary profile as opposed to roaming one for users, no local
> profile
> is created.
> this has caused Outlook 2010 to function improperly (complains about
> outlook
> data cannot be accessed and fail to send any email), if i force
> profile
> type
> to local only in registry then outlook works perfectly, local profile
> is
> not an option for us though as a lot of our users change sites/pcs
> quite
> often.
>
> I've enclosed some related info below; the same config works
> perfectly with
> windowsXP clients.
>
> Ldap entries (samba related)
>
> objectClass: sambaSamAccount
> sambaSID: S-1-5-21-1209579028-1696229136-1764916649-15754
> sambaHomePath: \\server1\user1
> sambaProfilePath: \\server1\user1\.profile
> sambaLogonScript: logon.bat
> sambaAcctFlags: [UX ]
> sambaPrimaryGroupSID: S-1-5-21-1209579028-1696229136-1764916649-513
sambaProfilePath: \\oakland\profiles\pcuser
description: System User
homeDirectory: /home/pcuser
sn: pcuser
sambaHomePath: \\oakland\open
Works fine with XP, Vista and Win7
smb.conf
<SNIP>
[Profiles]
path=/usr/home/sambashit/Profiles
public = yes
only guest = no
browseable = yes
writeable = yes
printable = no
create mask = 0770
force create mode = 0770
force directory mode = 0770
directory security mask = 0770
level2 oplocks = Yes
Security fine grained control using acls set from Administrator
account on Windows workstation.
>
>
>
>
> smb.conf
>
> [global]
> .....
> logon drive = H:
> logon home = \\%s\%U
>
> [profiles]
> path = /home
> browseable = no
> read only = no
> profile acls = yes
> csc policy = disable
> hide files=/Desktop.ini/Thumbs.db/lost+found
> store dos attributes = Yes
> create mask = 0600
> directory mask = 0700
>
> [profiles.v2]
> copy = profiles
>
>
> Any ideas? thanks heaps.
>
>
> Dennis
>
>
>
>
> has anybody managed to get Windows 7 (final) to use roaming profiles?
> Windows
>>
>> 7 is joined to my Samba 3.4.1 domain and always logs me in with a
> temporary
>>
>> profile. Windows XP works without problems.
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