[Samba] Users, home directories and profiles

[Enrico Morelli]

On Tue, 23 Jun 2020 12:37:16 +0200
Enrico Morelli via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:

> On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 13:54:38 +0100
> Rowland penny via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> 
> > On 22/06/2020 13:50, Enrico Morelli wrote:  
> > > On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 11:46:55 +0100
> > > Rowland penny via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> > >    
> > >> On 22/06/2020 11:33, Enrico Morelli wrote:    
> > >>> [global]
> > >>> 	dns forwarder = 150.217.1.32
> > >>> 	netbios name = FIORGEN7
> > >>> 	realm = CERM.UNIFI.IT
> > >>> 	server role = active directory domain controller
> > >>> 	workgroup = CERM
> > >>> 	idmap_ldb:use rfc2307 = yes
> > >>> 	vfs objects = acl_xattr
> > >>> 	map acl inherit = yes    
> > >> Remove the last two lines, they have no place on a DC and in fact
> > >> you have turned off one of the required vfs objects.    
> > > Done.
> > >    
> > >>> [homes]
> > >>> 	path = /home/win_shares/homes
> > >>> 	read only = no    
> > >> I would rename [homes] to [users], [homes] is a special share
> > >> that does not require the 'path' parameter and normally uses the
> > >> users Unix directory path and you are using a Windows user home
> > >> directory path.    
> > > Done.
> > >
> > > All seems to be hard. Now I'm able to see security tab, but when I
> > > select it the application crash.
> > >
> > > I tried to set profile but when I open Active Directory Users and
> > > Computers I receive: Naming information cannot be located for the
> > > following reason: The server is not operational.
> > >
> > > :-((
> > >
> > >    
> > Firewall or Apparmor or Selinux getting in the way ?
> > 
> > Rowland
> > 
> > 
> >   
> 
> I updated Windows 10 to the latest update, removed the Windows PC from
> the domain and putted it again.
> 
> Now Active Directory Users and Computers doesn't start.
> 
> I'm unable to use Computer Management to perform the steps to set
> home directories because it crashes.
> 
> I tried to set the homes using File explorer, going to the shared
> resources and creating the home directory but I receive that I haven't
> permission to create a folder under /home/win_shares/users.
> 
> Before I added my account to Unix Admins and Domain Admins. 
> 
> I set log level to 10 but I'm unable to see if there is issues
> scrolling thousand of lines.
> 
> I don't know what fish to catch anymore :-((
> 

In the windows log events I've the following error:
the processing of Group Policy failed. Windows could not resolve the
user name. This could be caused by one of more of the following :
a) Name Resolution failure on the current domain controller
b) Active Directory Replication Latency


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