> If that is the case, what happens when you log on as that user on system > A? the user is able to log on but the profile does not download what actually happens is that the system loads what looks like a profile from the local system. very similar to a default local profile that one would get when installing a fresh copy of xp.
On Mon, November 28, 2005 12:47 pm, Craig White said: > Re-arranging top post to bottom for ease of replying... > On Mon, 2005-11-28 at 11:45 -0500, Jack Mendez wrote: > >> On Mon, November 21, 2005 7:28 pm, Craig White said: >> > On Mon, 2005-11-21 at 18:21 -0500, Jack Mendez wrote: >> >> the profiles get saved ack to the samba machine no problem, its just >> >> when >> >> the user moves to a different machine that the correct profiles does >> not >> >> get downloaded >> >> the profiles are owned by username.group. >> > ---- >> > Then it would seem to me that the possibilities... >> > >> > the other machines aren't properly joined to the domain. >> > or >> > the profile that is on the system that is working is not set to roam >> at >> > all...verify...Start->Settings->Control Panel->System->Advanced->User >> > Profiles->Settings >> > >> > Is the type for the user 'roaming' ? >> > >> > How about another user account on one of the other machines...log in, >> > log out...does profile get saved to server? Does profile get loaded to >> > first machine? >> > > ---- >> i did verify that the profile was in fact a roaming profile >> the profile downloads just fine from the system that we first logon too >> with that user. > ---- > for clarity purposes, let's call this system A > ---- >> any changes made with the same user on the original system do get saved >> to >> the server, i had a look in the /profiles/user name/Desktop directory >> for >> files we placed on the desktop after logging off, the files are on the >> server. > ---- > good - system A seems to have roaming profiles that save back onto > server as expected > ---- >> when we go to another machine configured exactly the same way log on as >> that same user not does the profile not load but what looks like a local >> xp profile loads. > ---- > let's call this system B > > You can verify if profile is local or roaming using method I described > above. You can verify if changes are saved to server in manner similar > to how you tested the user on system A > ---- >> i also tried making a new user on the smb box logging on with the same >> system which was displaying the wrong profile, and it woks fine, as long >> as the profile gets downloaded from the same system that it initially >> worked on, it seems to work fine. >> i am stumped. > ----- > I am unclear here...you created a new user. Logged into system B with > this user and profile is indeed 'roaming' as indicated by > Start->Settings->Control Panels->System->Advanced->User Profiles- >>Settings? And at logoff, the user profile is uploaded to samba server? > > If that is the case, what happens when you log on as that user on system > A? > > Craig > > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
