[SunHELP] Samba and win98 profiles

[Thomas Cameron]

Prolly better asked in the comp.protocols.smb newsgroup -
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&group=comp.protocols.smb

Does Win98 even support roaming profiles?  It has been so long since I used
it I can't remember.
--
Thomas Cameron, RHCE, CNE, MCSE, MCT
Cameron Technical Services, Inc.
(512) 454-3200 Main
http://www.camerontech.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patrick Marquetecken" <patrick.marquetecken at pandora.be>
To: "SUNhelp" <SunHELP at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 7:01 AM
Subject: [SunHELP] Samba and win98 profiles


> Hi,
>
> I have installed samba 2.2.8a on solaris 2.6, it seems to work fine except
for the roaming profiles. I have search the samba lists and found two
solutions. I have tried them all but still no luck.
>
> [global]
>     ; Basic server settings
>     sever string = Samba %v on (%h)
>     netbios name = VALINOR
>     workgroup = ARDA
>
; we should act as the domain and local master browser
>     os level = 64
>     preferred master = yes
>     domain master = yes
>     local master = yes
>
; security settings (must user security = user)
>     security = user
>
>     ; encrypted passwords are a requirement for a PDC
>     encrypt passwords = yes
>
>     ; support domain logons
>     domain logons = yes
>
>     ; where to store user profiles?
>     logon path = \\%L\%u\profiles
>
>     ; where is a user's home directory and where should it
>     ; be mounted at?
>     logon drive = Z:
>     logon home = \\%L\%U\profiles
>
  ; specify a generic logon script for all users
>     ; this is a relative **DOS** path to the [netlogon] share
>     logon script = logon.bat
>
>
> ; necessary share for domain controller
> [netlogon]
>     path = /data/samba/netlogon
>     readonly = no
>     writable = yes
>     ;write list = ntadmin
>
> ; share for storing user profiles
> [profiles]
>     path = /data/samba/ntprofile
>     read only = no
>     writable = yes
>     create mask = 0600
>     directory mask = 0700
>
> [homes]
>         browseable = no
>         writeable = yes
>         create mode = 0750
>
>
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