it can be done using samba as a dc. but as said it won't provide the features of ad. as you just want the samba server to store profiles, might be this could help you... [Profiles] path=/path/to/profile browseable=no writeable=yes create mode=0600 directory mode=0700 you should also try enabling the netlogon on the samba server. and in the global section add, logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U ritesh Quoting "Binand Raj S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 01:29:49PM +0530, nimish wrote: > > We have users who use Windows 2000 Proff clients. The users are able to > > store their profiles viz, Desktop, My Documents, Internet settings, > > wallpapers on Windows 2000 server thereby enabling them to sit on any > > machine. Is it possible to have a linux server to store their profiles. > > If so how. > > Hmm. I wanted to post a small HOWTO on a Linux PDC for a LAN, with roaming > profiles. Just got lost in the deluge of work :( > > To the poster: It can be done. But mind you, the Linux DC can emulate only > Win NT, not 2k, thus you won't get all the features of a 2k DC, with the > AD stuff it comes with. > > If your question is how to have a Win 2K DC with a Linux computer to store > the roaming information, then I don't think its possible. You cannot have > even a Win 2k DC and a separate 2k machine to store the roaming info. > > Binand > > -- > Russian Roulette with Unix: > while :; do kill $RANDOM &> /dev/null && break || sleep 1; done > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by:Crypto Challenge is now open! > Get cracking and register here for some mind boggling fun and > the chance of winning an Apple iPod: > http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?thaw0031en > _______________________________________________ > linux-india-help mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help > -- Ritesh R. Sarraf "To learn, you've got to get your hands dirty."
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