[Samba] Variable substitution for profile paths in ADUC

[samba.20.andwin at spamgourmet.com]

Many thanks for this hint, I will be able to try this tomorrow!
As stated above, I'm migrating from an NT4 domain to an AD domain and
I want to preserve all profiles. The logon path in the old NT4 domain
was made of the user name and the host names, e.g.
\\server\profiles\userA.clientB.V2. As a result there exists one
profile per user *and* per client. To be able to automatically load
the specific profiles onto the corresponding clients in the new domain
I need dynamic variable sibstitution. The user name could be static,
but obviously the client names need to be assigned dynamically.

Best regards
Andreas

On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 10:45 PM, Marc Muehlfeld -
samba at marc-muehlfeld.de
<samba.andwin.7dc2ca1a4a.samba#marc-muehlfeld.de at ob.0sg.net> wrote:
> Hello Andreas,
>
> Am 02.04.2014 22:31, schrieb samba.20.andwin at spamgourmet.com:
>
>> thanks for your reply. I'm aware of the method you've described.
>> The question is whether it is possible to dynamically allocate the
>> profile path on client logon, like it was possible with the Samba
>> variable substitutions for an NT4 domain. The steps you have described
>> will statically replace %USERNAME% in the UNC path right after
>> clicking OK in the corresponding ADUC dialog.
>
>
> You can only assign it through the AD attribute or via GPO:
> http://www.grouppolicy.biz/2010/03/setting-of-the-week-19-set-roaming-profile-path-for-all-users-logging-onto-this-computer/
>
> The smb.conf parameter is just for Samba NT4-style domains.
>
> Why do you need the username to stay variable for each account?
>
>
> Regards,
> Marc
>