[mdlug] SAMBA running as a PDC

Mathew Enders mathew.enders at prodigy.net
Wed Jul 4 14:53:23 EDT 2007


Sorry for the double post meant send this one elswhere please only reply
to the other post
On Wed, 2007-07-04 at 12:41 -0400, Mathew Enders wrote:
> 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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