Server Gremlin wrote: > it seems like the convention has shifted to that of storing profiles > in one place (/sambaprofiles/john/profile) while storing home > directories in another (/sambahomes/john). > > What is the advantage of this setup, if any?
The key advantage is that if the profile is stored within the user's home directory, the Windows workstations will sometimes discconnect the user's home directory network drive mapping during logout before the profile has finished synchronizing between the workstation and the server, and your users may have broken profile problems. I have multiple samba servers running at several sites, some with profiles in the home directory and some with the profiles stored under a separate profile share. From experience, the samba servers with a separate profile share have much less problems with profiles breaking. Unfortunately, I've seen several distros ship their samba smb.conf with the users' profiles in the users' home directory, which is where my coworker and I have argued endlessly about. -- Eric Feldhusen Network Administrator http://www.remc1.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] PO Box 270 (906) 482-4520 x239 809 Hecla St (906) 482-5031 fax Hancock, MI 49930 (906) 370 6202 mobile -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
