I am thinking about doing this at home for *cough* fun, but I have XP as a desktop. Could you post the link to the IBM article in question, I think it would be good for the archives.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@;FreeBSD.ORG] On Behalf Of > Stacey Roberts > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 12:19 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: FreeBSD Questions > Subject: Re: FreeBSD + samba PDC vs Win2K clients > > > Hi Andrew, > Thanks for contacting me, Dude., > > You'd never believe this, but I was following that very IBM > article mentioned in your reply and I finally got the > "Welcome to <domain>" box pop up for me. > > I clicked "OK" on that, and the machine went through the "You > must reboot in order for the changes to take effect" bit. > > The machine back alright, but when I attempted to log as an > ordinary user, I got a message saying that no profile could > be located, and that a local profile would be used instead. > Clicking "OK" on that, however, brought up another message > saying that no *local* profile could be located either., so a > "Temporary" profile will be used. > > I *can* now see my other *NIX machines on the network, and > the user is able to browse the network (love the look of the > "H" drive showing up!) as well. > > Not sure of the profile errors though.., here's what my > smb.conf has concerning this: # Samba config file created > using SWAT # from localhost (127.0.0.1) # Date: 2002/10/30 23:39:22 > > # Global parameters > [global] > workgroup = VICKIANDSTACEY > netbios name = DEMON > server string = Samba Server > encrypt passwords = Yes > log level = 2 > log file = /var/log/log.%m > max log size = 50 > domain admin group = root @wheel > logon script = %U.bat > logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U > logon drive = H: > domain logons = Yes > os level = 64 > preferred master = Yes > domain master = Yes > wins support = Yes > admin users = root @wheel > hosts allow = 192.168.1. 127. > > [homes] > comment = Home Directories > read only = No > browseable = No > > [netlogon] > comment = Network Logon Service > path = /usr/local/samba/lib/netlogon > share modes = No > > [Profiles] > path = /usr/local/samba/profiles > read only = No > create mask = 0600 > directory mask = 0700 > browseable = No > > [printers] > comment = All Printers > path = /var/spool/samba > printable = Yes > browseable = No > > <snipped> > > I'm sure I read somewhere that I needn't worry about the fact > that I've not actually had to create user profiles on the > PDC, since samba creates these when a user logs in for the first time. > > Please let me know if I'm wrong on this. > > Thanks again for the kind reply. > > Stacey > > > -- > > > Stacey Roberts > > > B.Sc (HONS) Computer Science > > > > > > Web: www.vickiandstacey.com > > > > > > > Yeah, I just did this recently.. there was an article > created via IBM > > that was quite helpful, I will see if i can dig it up. on a > side note > > though, have you made any changes to the win2k registry or the > > security profiles? > > > > You have to turn off a digital signing on the 2k box to get thigns > > working.. I dont remember what exactly it was, but i will > look later > > today.. in the mean time i bet a google search on developer > works ibm > > and samba will get you to the article.. > > > > > > -- > > Andrew Stuart > > http://www.tekrealm.net > > > > > > I took a course in speed reading and was able to read War > and Peace in > > twenty minutes. It's about Russia. > > -- Woody Allen > -- > Stacey Roberts > B.Sc (HONS) Computer Science > > Web: www.vickiandstacey.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
