samba 2.2.7 + win 2k sp2 or sp3

[gsanand]

I can't get roaming profiles on my Win2k with sp2 and sp3.
The samba version is 2.2.7
I loggon to the sambapdc domain successfully but cannot map up to the profile...and the error is see is that I do not have permissions to access my profile.
i have full permissions on /home/samba/profile folder.
Please help!!!




[global]
workgroup = SAMBAPDC
netbios name = PCSERVER
server string = Primary Domain Server running SAMBA%v
min passwd length = 6
obey pam restrictions = Yes
pam password change = Yes
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *New*Unix*Password* %n\n *Retype*new*Unix*password*%n\n *passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully* %n
passwd chat debug = Yes
username level = 7
unix password sync = Yes
log level = 2
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_RNDBUF=8192 SO_SRVBUF=8192
add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g machines -c 'Machine Account' -s /bin/false -M %u
logon path = \\%L\profile\%U
domain logons = Yes
os level = 64
preferred master = True
domain master = True
admin users = @administrator root
hosts allow = 127.0.0.1 192.168.2.0/255.255.255.0

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
read only = No
browseable = No

[profile]
path = /home/samba/profile
create mask = 0600
directory mask = 0700
nt acl support = no
read only = no

[pcshare]
path = /home/samba
read only = No
create mask = 07777
directory mask = 07777
guest ok = Yes

[cowanrl]

The line "logon path = " determines where the profile will be stored. In your case, since you are using \\%L\profile\%U, it would be on the PCSERVER server in the /home/samba/profile /<username> directory.
Does the <username> directory already exist on the server? I'm not sure if it will create if for you or not. You may want to try creating the directory ahead of time.

On my Samba PDC, I left "logon path =" set to the default of \\%N\%U\profile. Even though the instructions say using it can cause problems, I never had any problems with it. I used both Win2k and XP machines.

I no longer have my Samba PDC in operation but I do have a copy of the smb.conf file. I can't remember if it automatically created the profile directory under the users home directory or whether I had to create it manually.

If you can't get it to work, try changing %U to %u. Somethimes that works better.

One thing that you are missing is the [netlogon] share. According to the documentation, it is required for a PDC. Here's what my [netlogon] share looked like:

[netlogon]
path = /etc/samba/netlogon
read only = yes
write list = root @admin

You can put the directory any where you want to, but you must create it manually and give it the proper permissions.

[Jinx]

The reasoning behind using logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U is because if you use \\%N\%U\profile and you have Windows 9x machines logging onto your PDC, it can cause issues with profile corruptions, as both Win9x and WinNT based profiles are using the same share... at least that was the way I read it.

My Redhat box is configured as follows:

# Profiles for WinNT Machines
logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U

# Profiles for Win9x Machines
logon home = \\%N\%U\profile

[Profiles]
path = /home/samba/profile
browseable = no
guest ok = yes

I also have a username map setting in the global settings which maps the user nobody to guest.

Granted I have not tested this configuration, but it is the default smb.conf that is supplied with Redhat 7.3.

Cya round
Jinx

[gsanand]

Thanks for the reply Guys!!

Could you please post your smb.conf's just so I can look at the working one's.

Thanks

[gsanand]

Another thing not to forget is that we have win98's here which we are getting rid off. In other terms I dont want to use logon home since we won't be using win98 anymore. The moment I have roaming profiles running, we switch to win2k.

Thanks

[cowanrl]

This was the smb.conf file for my Samba PDC:

[global]
#Basic server settings
server string = Dell PE 500SC
netbios name = pe500sc
workgroup = cowanrls

#Act as a domain and local master browser
os level = 64
preferred master = yes
domain master = yes
local master = yes

#security model
security = user

#miscellaneous commands
hosts allow = 10.1.1. 127.
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
load printers = yes
printing = lprng
printcap name = /etc/printcap


#use encrytped passwords
encrypt passwords = yes

#support domain logons
domain logons = yes

#administrators
domain admin group = root @admin

#______________________ SHARES __________________________#

[netlogon]
path = /etc/samba/netlogon
read only = yes
write list = root @admin

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = no
writable = yes
valid users = %S
create mode = 0664
directory mode = 0775

[savefile]
comment = Network Storage
path = /savefile
browseable = yes
writable = yes
public = yes
valid users = @rlcowan
create mode = 0664
directory mode = 0775

[family]
comment = Family file storage
path = /family
browseable = yes
writable = yes
public = yes
valid users = @family
create mode = 6664
directory mode = 6775

[html]
comment = Appache files
path = /var/www/html
browseable = yes
writable = yes
public = no
valid users = @html
create mode = 6664
directory mode = 6775

[photos]
comment = Family photographs
path = /photos
browseable = yes
writable = yes
public = yes
valid users = @family
create mode = 0664
directory mode = 0775

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
browseable = no
# Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
guest ok = no
writable = no
printable = yes


This was for a Samba PDC in my home. I know the roaming profiles worked for NT4, Win2k and XP machines.
I never use the WinME clients in the house much so I'm not sure how they worked as far as roaming profiles were concerned. It really wasn't an issue for the other family menbers.

[Jinx]

Not sure if this will all fit in one post, but here is my modified TEST PDC config (from a Redhat default):

#
#======================= Global Settings =====================================
[global]

# workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name
workgroup = test

# server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
server string = Samba Server

# This option is important for security. It allows you to restrict
# connections to machines which are on your local network. The
# following example restricts access to two C class networks and
# the "loopback" interface. For more examples of the syntax see
# the smb.conf man page
; hosts allow = 192.168.1. 192.168.2. 127.
hosts allow = 192.168.0.0/255.255.240.0 127.
# if you want to automatically load your printer list rather
# than setting them up individually then you'll need this
printcap name = cups
load printers = yes

# It should not be necessary to spell out the print system type unless
# yours is non-standard. Currently supported print systems include:
# bsd, sysv, plp, lprng, aix, hpux, qnx
printing = cups
# Uncomment this if you want a guest account, you must add this to /etc/passwd
# otherwise the user "nobody" is used
; guest account = pcguest

# this tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
# that connects
log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log

# Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
max log size = 1000

# Security mode. Most people will want user level security. See
# security_level.txt for details.
security = user

# Use password server option only with security = server
# The argument list may include:
# password server = My_PDC_Name [My_BDC_Name] [My_Next_BDC_Name]
# or to auto-locate the domain controller/s
# password server = *
; password server = <NT-Server-Name>

# Password Level allows matching of _n_ characters of the password for
# all combinations of upper and lower case.
; password level = 8
; username level = 8

# You may wish to use password encryption. Please read
# ENCRYPTION.txt, Win95.txt and WinNT.txt in the Samba documentation.
# Do not enable this option unless you have read those documents
encrypt passwords = yes
smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd

# The following is needed to keep smbclient from spouting spurious errors
# when Samba is built with support for SSL.
; ssl CA certFile = /usr/share/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt

# The following are needed to allow password changing from Windows to
# update the Linux sytsem password also.
# NOTE: Use these with 'encrypt passwords' and 'smb passwd file' above.
# NOTE2: You do NOT need these to allow workstations to change only
# the encrypted SMB passwords. They allow the Unix password
# to be kept in sync with the SMB password.
unix password sync = Yes
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new*password* %n\n *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*success fully*

# You can use PAM's password change control flag for Samba. If
# enabled, then PAM will be used for password changes when requested
# by an SMB client instead of the program listed in passwd program.
# It should be possible to enable this without changing your passwd
# chat parameter for most setups.

pam password change = yes

# Unix users can map to different SMB User names
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers

# Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration
# on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name
# of the machine that is connecting
; include = /etc/samba/smb.conf.%m

# This parameter will control whether or not Samba should obey PAM's
# account and session management directives. The default behavior is
# to use PAM for clear text authentication only and to ignore any
# account or session management. Note that Samba always ignores PAM
# for authentication in the case of encrypt passwords = yes

obey pam restrictions = yes

# Most people will find that this option gives better performance.
# See speed.txt and the manual pages for details
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192

# Configure Samba to use multiple interfaces
# If you have multiple network interfaces then you must list them
# here. See the man page for details.
; interfaces = 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24

# Configure remote browse list synchronisation here
# request announcement to, or browse list sync from:
# a specific host or from / to a whole subnet (see below)
; remote browse sync = 192.168.3.25 192.168.5.255
# Cause this host to announce itself to local subnets here
; remote announce = 192.168.1.255 192.168.2.44

# Browser Control Options:
# set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a master
# browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply
local master = yes

# OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser
# elections. The default value should be reasonable
os level = 33

# Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This
# allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use this
# if you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job
domain master = yes

# Preferred Master causes Samba to force a local browser election on startup
# and gives it a slightly higher chance of winning the election
preferred master = yes

# Enable this if you want Samba to be a domain logon server for
# Windows95 workstations.
domain logons = yes

# if you enable domain logons then you may want a per-machine or
# per user logon script
# run a specific logon batch file per workstation (machine)
; logon script = %m.bat
# run a specific logon batch file per username
logon script = login.bat

# Where to store roving profiles (only for Win95 and WinNT)
# %L substitutes for this servers netbios name, %U is username
# You must uncomment the [Profiles] share below

; Profiles for Windows NT machines
logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U
; Profiles for Windows 9x machines
logon home = \\%N\%U\profile

# Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
# WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's WINS Server
; wins support = yes

# WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client
# Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT both
; wins server = w.x.y.z

# WINS Proxy - Tells Samba to answer name resolution queries on
# behalf of a non WINS capable client, for this to work there must be
# at least one WINS Server on the network. The default is NO.
; wins proxy = yes

# DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS names
# via DNS nslookups. The built-in default for versions 1.9.17 is yes,
# this has been changed in version 1.9.18 to no.
dns proxy = no

# Case Preservation can be handy - system default is _no_
# NOTE: These can be set on a per share basis
; preserve case = no
; short preserve case = no
# Default case is normally upper case for all DOS files
; default case = lower
# Be very careful with case sensitivity - it can break things!
; case sensitive = no

#============================ Share Definitions ==============================
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = no
writable = yes
valid users = %S
create mode = 0664
directory mode = 0775
# If you want users samba doesn't recognize to be mapped to a guest user
; map to guest = bad user


# Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain Logons
[netlogon]
comment = Network Logon Service
path = /home/samba/netlogon
guest ok = yes
writable = yes
share modes = no


# Un-comment the following to provide a specific roving profile share
# the default is to use the user's home directory
[Profiles]
path = /home/samba/profile
browseable = no
guest ok = yes


# NOTE: If you have a BSD-style print system there is no need to
# specifically define each individual printer
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
browseable = no
# Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
public = yes
guest ok = yes
writable = no
printable = yes
printer admin = root, @ntadmin

[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /home/samba/printers
guest ok = no
browseable = yes
read only = yes
write list = root, @ntadmin