Quoting "John H Terpstra" > > Quoting "flinchlock" > > logon path = \\%L\profiles\%u\%m > > "logon path" sets the Windows XP environment variable > %USERPROFILE% that pervades the Windows registry.
OK, that helps ALOT!!! :-))))))))))))))))) > > logon drive = H: > > "logon drive" sets the drive letter that is used when you run: > "net use * /home" > > If set in smb.conf and you use either tdbsam or ldapsam this > will > automatically map the users UNIX home directory to the drive > letter > specified _and_ will set the environment variable %HOMEDRIVE% on > the > workstation. So, I guess the only use for mapping this (HOME), is to allow a user to share/access his/her *nix files on a Windows machine... right? Most? applications don't need/use a HOME directory... right? > > logon home = \\%L\%u\.win_profiles\%m > > This has no real place in Windows NT/XP, it is used to set the > profile > directory for Windows 9x/Me clients. Sure/OK, I havn't started messing with my W98 clients. (I won't ask you any questions!) > The %HOMEPATH% is derived from the Windows registry variables. > When you > implement folder redirection (as I have documented in my new book > "Samba-3 > by Example" - can be ordered from Amazon.Com now) to redirect the > user's > desktop folder contents to network drives, then this environment > variable > will be changed also. I'm just a home user, and I'll wait until Samba 3.1.x is out... and I *do* have an Amazon account. > But remember, roaming profiles are copied from the server to the > local > machine - no matter what - this always happens. It you have set > Windows > registry to delete roaming profiles on logout (a good practice) > you will > not see any remnants of the profile after the user has logged > out. > Otherwise, if roaming profiles are not set to delete on logout > you will > find a mirror of the roaming profile (temporary profile) under: > > C:\Documents and Settings\'username' and you will find that the > matching > environment parameters for this are: > > HOMEDRIVE=C: > HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\'username' I'll need time to digest this. > You have been confusing two entirely different aspects of > profile > handling. There are two components: > > 1) Those that specify where windows obtains the profile to copy > across the > network to the client > > 2) The location of the working image of the desktop profile OK. I guess my definition of HOME needs to be re-thought about. When I think about HOME, I think about the home dir field in /etc/passwd. Seems like 'logon path' has NOTHING to-do with my thoughts about what/where HOME is. I'll eventually figure it out... but I promise I won't ask you any questions. THANKS for your insight/patience. :-) Mike -- SuSE 9.0 Pro (2.4.21-192-default) with samba-2.2.8a-107 -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
