Bug#349051: Adding logon-related parameters to the default smb.conf?
On Wed, 2006-02-08 at 22:42 -0800, Steve Langasek wrote: On Wed, Feb 08, 2006 at 06:51:13PM +0100, Christian Perrier wrote: This bug report suggests adding things liek the following to the default smb.conf file: # Tho following setting only takes effect if 'domain logons' is set # where to store user profiles? logon path = \\%N\profiles\%U # The following setting only takes effect if 'domain logons' is set # where is a user's home directory (on the client) logon drive = H: logon home = \\%N\%U # The following setting only takes effect if 'domain logons' is set # what script to run during logon? The script must be stored # in the [netlogon] share # NOTE: Must be store in 'DOS' file format convention logon script = logon.cmd IMHO, such parameters are very closely related to the default setup and providing them uncommented would force us to provide the relevant direcotry/ies, script, etc. Moreover, this makes assumptions about the setup wanted by the local admin. For these reasons, I do not really favor these changes, except all commented. Adn, given that we already mentioned that the default smb.conf file is not a substitute for the man page, I actually see no point in cluttering the default file that much. Well, I'm actually inclined to think that these are one of the more useful sets of parameters that we could be showing examples for. The smb.conf manpage is long and twisty, and while it provides a comprehensive list of options, it doesn't provide any guidance on which options an admin might reasonably want to set. Our default smb.conf *can* provide that guidance, and these are options that it's particularly useful for a DC admin to set even if we can't say that there's a default they should be set to. So I think commented examples of logon * would be reasonable in the default smb.conf. Yep, these are a good idea. -- Andrew Bartletthttp://samba.org/~abartlet/ Authentication Developer, Samba Team http://samba.org Student Network Administrator, Hawker College http://hawkerc.net signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Bug#349051: Adding logon-related parameters to the default smb.conf?
This bug report suggests adding things liek the following to the default smb.conf file: # Tho following setting only takes effect if 'domain logons' is set # where to store user profiles? logon path = \\%N\profiles\%U # The following setting only takes effect if 'domain logons' is set # where is a user's home directory (on the client) logon drive = H: logon home = \\%N\%U # The following setting only takes effect if 'domain logons' is set # what script to run during logon? The script must be stored # in the [netlogon] share # NOTE: Must be store in 'DOS' file format convention logon script = logon.cmd IMHO, such parameters are very closely related to the default setup and providing them uncommented would force us to provide the relevant direcotry/ies, script, etc. Moreover, this makes assumptions about the setup wanted by the local admin. For these reasons, I do not really favor these changes, except all commented. Adn, given that we already mentioned that the default smb.conf file is not a substitute for the man page, I actually see no point in cluttering the default file that much. -- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#349051: Adding logon-related parameters to the default smb.conf?
On Wed, Feb 08, 2006 at 06:51:13PM +0100, Christian Perrier wrote: This bug report suggests adding things liek the following to the default smb.conf file: # Tho following setting only takes effect if 'domain logons' is set # where to store user profiles? logon path = \\%N\profiles\%U # The following setting only takes effect if 'domain logons' is set # where is a user's home directory (on the client) logon drive = H: logon home = \\%N\%U # The following setting only takes effect if 'domain logons' is set # what script to run during logon? The script must be stored # in the [netlogon] share # NOTE: Must be store in 'DOS' file format convention logon script = logon.cmd IMHO, such parameters are very closely related to the default setup and providing them uncommented would force us to provide the relevant direcotry/ies, script, etc. Moreover, this makes assumptions about the setup wanted by the local admin. For these reasons, I do not really favor these changes, except all commented. Adn, given that we already mentioned that the default smb.conf file is not a substitute for the man page, I actually see no point in cluttering the default file that much. Well, I'm actually inclined to think that these are one of the more useful sets of parameters that we could be showing examples for. The smb.conf manpage is long and twisty, and while it provides a comprehensive list of options, it doesn't provide any guidance on which options an admin might reasonably want to set. Our default smb.conf *can* provide that guidance, and these are options that it's particularly useful for a DC admin to set even if we can't say that there's a default they should be set to. So I think commented examples of logon * would be reasonable in the default smb.conf. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/ signature.asc Description: Digital signature
