[Samba] Help needed with Windows7 roaming files.

[Dennis M]

Thanks Daniel,

The legacy  IMap (postfix and courier) server exists for historic reasons,
we have plans to merge it with the Exchange server sometime this year. until
then we will still need to live with it.

Can you give more details as in how to activate the prf file for each user?
if i understand correctly,  this will place the .prf file in the network
share,
i heard it's not supported by MS prone to errors.

Thanks heaps for the great help!



On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 6:35 PM, Daniel Müller <mueller at tropenklinik.de>wrote:

> With outlook working you need to redirect your users pst and you need to
> set
> up a prf-file for each user.
> Ex:
> ;Automatically generated PRF file from the Microsoft Office Customization
> and Installation Wizard
>
> ; **************************************************************
> ; Section 1 - Profile Defaults
> ; **************************************************************
>
> [General]
> Custom=1
> ProfileName=test
> DefaultProfile=Yes
> OverwriteProfile=Yes
> ModifyDefaultProfileIfPresent=FALSE
> ;DefaultStore=Service1
>
> ; **************************************************************
> ; Section 2 - Services in Profile
> ; **************************************************************
>
> [Service List]
> Service1=Personal Folders
> Service2=Outlook Address Book
> Service3=Personal Address Book
>
> ;***************************************************************
> ; Section 3 - List of internet accounts
> ;***************************************************************
>
> [Internet Account List]
> Account1=IMAP_I_Mail
>
> ;***************************************************************
> ; Section 4 - Default values for each service.
> ;***************************************************************
> [Service1]
> UniqueService=No
> Name=Mein persönlicher Ordner
> PathToPersonalFolders=\\tuepropdc\%USERNAME%\outlook\%USERNAME%.pst
> <------the psts
> EncryptionType=0x80000000
>
>
> [Service2]
>
> [Service3]
> NameOfPAB="Persönliches Adress Buch"
> Path="\\tuepropdc\%USERNAME%\outlook\%USERNAME%.pab"
> ShowNamesBy=0
> ......
>
> But you are running exchange. Why do you need another imap and smtp?
>
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> Auftrag von Dennis M
> Gesendet: Montag, 21. Februar 2011 05:45
> An: samba at lists.samba.org
> Betreff: Re: [Samba] Help needed with Windows7 roaming files.
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> I've had a check again, looks like roaming profile is already running
> (sorry
> about being misleading),  strange though
> no local profile is created (this can be found out when i log in as local
> admin and go to the User Profile tab in computer
> properties),  and outlook still complains about the data file cannot be
> accessed and not sending email  (we have two
> email accounts in outlook,  the exchange one is fine, only imap/smtp
> account
> is not sending. )  on Windows XP before
> the upgrade everything was fine,  just wondering if there's anyone managed
> to get outlook working with windows7 roaming profile.
>
> .profile.V2 looks fine on the server.  it was auto-generated by windows7.
>
> Thanks again.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 12:30 AM, mredd at freemail.hu
> <mredd at freemail.hu>wrote:
>
> > Hi Dennis!
> >
> > Windows 7 uses the same share for roaming profiles as Windows XP, but
> > a different directory. (so, you don't need the profiles.v2 share)
> > The profile directories for Win7 ends with ".v2". Try to create a
> > directory with the following name: \\server1\user1\.profile.v2.
> > Perhaps it helps, If doesn't, then here is my config which worked for
> > me:
> >
> > smb.conf:
> >
> > [global]
> > ...
> > logon path = \\smbserver\profiles\%U
> > ...
> > [profiles]
> >    path = /opt/samba/profiles
> >    writeable = yes
> >    browseable = yes
> >    read only = no
> >    hide unreadable = yes
> >    directory mask = 0770
> >    force directory mode = 2770
> >    create mask = 0660
> >
> > In the profiles share I made two directories for the two profiles:
> > john
> > john.v2
> >
> > Best regards,
> > mredd
> >
> >
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