[Samba] Home directory on linux client of Samba4 domain

[Rowland Penny]

On 14/10/14 21:04, Allen Chen wrote:
> On 10/14/2014 2:07 PM, Rowland Penny wrote:
>> On 14/10/14 18:40, steve wrote:
>>> On 14/10/14 19:19, dnl wrote:
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> I have been trying to allow all domain users to log onto a Ubuntu 
>>>> client
>>>> that is joined to a Samba 4 domain, and have that basic functionality.
>>>> However, this does not give each domain user their own home directory,
>>>> even when using pam_mkhomedir.so, because the home directory, returned
>>>> by getpwnam, is the root directory.
>>>>
>>>> I am now stuck, so would be grateful for any guidance. I have used the
>>>> realm package, rather than PBIS (likewise-open).
>>>>
>>> Hi
>>> Un-join the domain with Likewise, add the unixHomeDirectory 
>>> attribute to your domain users wherever you want their home 
>>> directory to reside.
>>> If all your users have a folder in a certain pattern, it may be 
>>> possible to use one configuration for them all. Join the domain with 
>>> a correctly configured smb.conf. Then there's a choice of how to 
>>> retrieve the nss information. We can then help you.
>>> Needinfo.
>>> HTH,
>>> Steve
>>>
>> Hi Steve, the OP ****didn't** use likewiseopen, but I agree with you, 
>> he needs to set samba up correctly, use the rfc2307 attributes and 
>> un-join & re-join the domain.
>>
>> Rowland
>>
> Hi Steve and Rowland,
>
> Both of you mentioned to un-join and re-join the domain for just 
> adding unixHomeDirectory attribute to the user.
> Does it mean that changes of attributes on AD server does not sync to 
> the member server?
> Can you explain a bit more about this step "un-join and re-join"?
>
> Thanks
> Allen
>
>
>
Hi, you probably can just add the unixHomeDirectory attribute to the 
user, but as I have never used realmd (or for that matter, likewiseopen) 
and do not know what you have in smb.conf, it was easier to suggest the 
un-join and resetting smb.conf.

Rowland