[Samba] samba4 [homes] | canonicalize_connect_path failed for service

[L.P.H. van Belle]

just saw this: 

> This is Version 4.1.4-SerNet-Debian-7.wheezy. The [homes] section:
> 
> [homes]

shouldnt this be :
> [home]




>-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>Van: abartlet at samba.org [mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] 
>Namens Andrew Bartlett
>Verzonden: woensdag 5 februari 2014 8:53
>Aan: mourik jan heupink
>CC: samba at lists.samba.org
>Onderwerp: Re: [Samba] samba4 [homes] | 
>canonicalize_connect_path failed for service
>
>On Tue, 2014-01-28 at 20:19 +0100, mourik jan heupink wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Meanwhile we've come many steps further, and a new issue has 
>risen. In 
>> samba4 AD we have a user with:
>> 
>> - homeDirectory \\server\username
>> - homeDrive P:
>> - scriptPath logon.bat
>> 
>> When this user logs on, logon.bat is executed successfully, but 
>> homeDirectory is NOT mounted on P: and in the logs we see:
>> 
>> canonicalize_connect_path failed for service username,
>> path /\\server\username
>> 
>> It seems that samba is thinking that homeDirectory should be in a 
>> path-form, and not a UNC? However, most (if not all?) docs 
>tell me that 
>> homeDirectory should be a UNC...
>> 
>> This is Version 4.1.4-SerNet-Debian-7.wheezy. The [homes] section:
>> 
>> [homes]
>>          comment=Home directory for %S
>>          read only = No
>>          browseable = No
>> 
>> Now, if I add "path = /home/%S" to the homes section then things 
>> suddenly start working.
>> 
>> Anyone else seeing this? Is this expected behaviour?
>
>What are you using in nsswitch to resolve the user's name?
>
>I suspect you are using something expecting pure rfc2307 attributes,
>rather than the built in and rather limited winbind.  The issue is that
>in AD, the attribute you want is called unixHomeDirectory.  However,
>while limited, you are still best to use the built in winbind and
>nss_winbind on the AD DC, which will expect home directories in the
>pattern of /home/domain/user, unless you change 'template 
>homedir = ' to
>be 'template homedir = /home/%USERNAME%'. 
>
>(To others: This post is not an invitation to re-open past threads on
>the topic). 
>
>Andrew Bartlett
>
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