[mdlug] SAMBA running as a PDC

Mathew Enders mathew.enders at prodigy.net
Wed Jul 4 12:41:28 EDT 2007


I have been working on getting a SAMBA server set up as a PDC at the
charter schoolwere we hold our meetings.  Well after several reinstalls,
due to borking it so bad it was just easier to start fresh, I have the
server up and running.  I am able to join machines to the domain.  Users
then also have the ability to log in from any joined machine and have
thier files and settings follow them (no easy task).  I however have one
problem left I am unable to solve.  When a user first logs onto the
server everything goes well the profile is created and all is good.
That is until they log out then log back in either from the same machine
or a different one.  Whith the second and all subsequent logons note pad
opens on the desktop with Desktop in the title bar and this in the body:

[.ShellClassInfo]
LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787

There is no Dektop.ini file in the desktop but there is one in My
Documents (as windows uses the for folder settings all over the place I
do not believe that it is for the desk top) it is the only other
Desktop.ini file I can find.  Here is what it contains:

[DeleteOnCopy]
Owner=cgurne00
Personalized=5
PersonalizedName=My Documents

Any suggestions to help this will be greatly appreciated.  Also here is
a copy of my smc.conf file:

# Basic smb.conf for working PDC

[global]
        netbios name = ARDVARC
        workgroup = GAUACA
        server string = Gaudior's PDC SAMBA server %v %h
        add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/false
\-d /dev/null %u
        security = user
        encrypt passwords = yes
        smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
        local master = yes
        OS level = 64
        domain master = yes
        preferred master = yes
        domain logons = yes
        enable privileges = yes
        logon drive = H

[public]
        comment = For Testing Only Please Do Not Save Here
        path = /home/public
        read only = no

[netlogon]
        comment = Net Logon Service
        path = /home/netlogon
        read only = yes
        write list = +ntadmin

[homes]
        comment = Home
        valid users = %S
        read only = no
        browsable = no

[profile]
        comment = User Profiles
        path = /profiles
        valid users = %U
        create mode = 0600
        directory mode = 0700
        writable = yes
        browsable = no






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