Try a really long username then you'll see the difference. -David
2011/8/11 Linda Walsh <[email protected]> > I realized in looking at my smb.conf, I'm not using these in > a consistent manner, and .... well I just don't understand what the > differences are between them. > > Sure I can read the smb.conf page: > %U > session username (the username that the client wanted, not > necessarily the same as the one they got). > vs. > %u > username of the current service, if any. > --- > So if I use %U, what name might I get 'instead'? > > For example, MS, seems to save my profile under 'user.V2'...even > though my smb config has: > > logon path = \\%D\%U\profile > logon home = \\%D\%U > logon drive = i: > > > > But my 'home' is always set to /home/Domain/User, > but my profile (under W7), is stored under /home/Domain/User.V2... > > So when my home dir is mounted, I don't see the 'appdir' of *my* > profile, but the appdir of an XP login (which has caused more than > a little bit of confusion over the years).... > > Now, I 'hack' around this by mounting 'i:' manually, > and setting it to '/home/Domain/User.V2'....(**which still feels > like a 'hack', but at least my homedir contains my profile and > not my XP profile! > > > So how are %u and %U supposed to be different? Should one evaluate > to 'User.V2'? > > Thanks for any 'enlightenment!' > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: > https://lists.samba.org/**mailman/options/samba<https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba> > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
