[wplug] Re: samba roaming & profiles
Robert Supansic
rsupansic at libcom.com
Wed Jun 26 19:37:44 EDT 2002
samba can provide this and often in a fairly easy-to-adminster way, depending on exactly
what you want to do. i will be at the next wplug meeting and would be glad to talk about my
experiences.
>From: "Duncan Hutty" <duncanhutty at attbi.com>
>To: <wplug at wplug.org>
>Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2002 21:20:47 -0400
>Subject: [wplug] samba & roaming profiles
>Reply-To: wplug at wplug.org
>
>As an aspirant linux geek & advocate, I think I have discovered a method
>that will persuade the company I work for, a mid size (~30 employees in 3
>locations) travel agency to give some notice to linux & from there to OS
>software in general. I come to you seeking your wisdom & advice.
>
>The network has 3 NT/2k served domains and win98 clients (+ 1 linux box used
>to investigate new opportunities & educate) + 1 technical person (me) who
>has to spend most of their time on user support and maintaining the
>reservation system/QC software.
>My aim is to allow user settings, such as outlook express config, desktop
>appearance, shortcuts to networked resources, etc. to be accessible while
>roaming on the network. The travel agents frequently move from box to box
>and it would be preferable if they could take everything with them just by
>using their logon/password.
>
>I have glanced in O'Reilly's Using Samba & some resources on the web, but to
>no avail. I believe that using samba would allow this type of functionality
>and am hoping somebody could confirm for me and preferably point me in the
>direction of some resources that would explain in detail.
>
>Thanks to the list members for all I have learnt lurking here.
>
>Duncan Hutty
>
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>Message: 8
>Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 23:12:42 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Mark Sikora <mark at attbi.com>
>To: <wplug at wplug.org>
>Subject: [wplug] July Meeting
>Reply-To: wplug at wplug.org
>
>I plan to attend.
>
>
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>Message: 9
>Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 00:02:54 -0400
>To: wplug at wplug.org
>From: Tom Fetherston <ranch1 at earthlink.net>
>Subject: Re: [wplug] July GUM
>Reply-To: wplug at wplug.org
>
>
>Ther is one of those computer shows at the Expomart that weekend so I won't
>be there
>
>Tom
>
>
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>Message: 10
>Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 07:14:38 -0400
>From: "Weber, Larry A" <laweber at switch.com>
>To: "'wplug at wplug.org'" <wplug at wplug.org>
>Subject: [wplug] Term. and Password
>Reply-To: wplug at wplug.org
>
>Thanks for the terminal program suggestions. Minicom looks o.k. but lacks
>an important feature. I cannot set the time delay between transmitted
>characters.
>
>On a curious note, I have RH7.3 doing a weird thing. I set my screen saver
>to require a password. It worked fine for awhile but now it recovers
>without asking for the password. The display setting password box is still
>checked and I even tried toggling it. Before this it was working a little
>quirky. It would not always try to recover on mouse movements and
>sometimes it would ignore the keyboard. Anyone hear of screensaver problems
>in RH7.3?
>
>-laweber
>
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>Message: 11
>Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 08:06:24 -0400
>From: JSPost at uss.com
>Subject: Re: [wplug] July GUM
>To: wplug at wplug.org
>Cc:
>Reply-To: wplug at wplug.org
>
>
>I'll be out of town all week.
>
>- John S. Post
>
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>Message: 12
>From: "David Ostroske" <eksortso at linuxmail.org>
>To: wplug at wplug.org
>Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 17:21:29 +0500
>Subject: Re: [wplug] samba & roaming profiles
>Reply-To: wplug at wplug.org
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Duncan Hutty" <duncanhutty at attbi.com>
>Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2002 21:20:47 -0400
>To: <wplug at wplug.org>
>Subject: [wplug] samba & roaming profiles
>
>
>> As an aspirant linux geek & advocate, I think I have discovered a method
>> that will persuade the company I work for, a mid size (~30 employees in 3
>> locations) travel agency to give some notice to linux & from there to OS
>> software in general. I come to you seeking your wisdom & advice.
>
>Welcome aboard!
>
>> My aim is to allow user settings, such as outlook express config, desktop
>> appearance, shortcuts to networked resources, etc. to be accessible while
>> roaming on the network. The travel agents frequently move from box to box
>> and it would be preferable if they could take everything with them just by
>> using their logon/password.
>
>Saving user settings is something that would need to be performed by Outlook Express
and other Windows clients. I don't think Samba would be much help to you here; even if the
Linux machines share files, I don't think Outlook Express is willing to share its configs. That's
been my experience in the past.
>
>>
>> I have glanced in O'Reilly's Using Samba & some resources on the web, but to
>> no avail. I believe that using samba would allow this type of functionality
>> and am hoping somebody could confirm for me and preferably point me in the
>> direction of some resources that would explain in detail.
>
>If there was a Linux equivalent to Citrix, I'd advise using that. I don't know of any. Does
anyone else know?
>
>> Thanks to the list members for all I have learnt lurking here.
>>
>> Duncan Hutty
>
>
>
>--- David Ostroske
> eksortso at linuxmail.org
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>Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org
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>Message: 13
>From: "Ingimarson, Darin" <dingimarson at Quantapoint.com>
>To: "'wplug at wplug.org'" <wplug at wplug.org>
>Subject: RE: [wplug] July GUM
>Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 10:11:43 -0400
>Reply-To: wplug at wplug.org
>
>I'm there.
>
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>Message: 14
>Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 10:33:08 -0400
>From: Ben Beige <gunnar at zbzoom.net>
>To: wplug at wplug.org
>Subject: Re: [wplug] samba & roaming profiles
>Reply-To: wplug at wplug.org
>
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>So you want to maintain roaming profiles, are you keeping the NT Domain?
>make a home share for each user and a profile share the profiles, that
>sommething like would be /profile/%username%/ and make the systems load
>it on loginset the prfile path to the UNC of the profiles share
>(\\samabeserver\profiles\%username%) and have the home directory set to
> \\sambaserver\%username%\ at least that s how I'd do it.
>
>
>
>Ben
>
>
>
>David Ostroske wrote:
>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Duncan Hutty" <duncanhutty at attbi.com>
>>Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2002 21:20:47 -0400
>>To: <wplug at wplug.org>
>>Subject: [wplug] samba & roaming profiles
>>
>>
>>>As an aspirant linux geek & advocate, I think I have discovered a method
>>>that will persuade the company I work for, a mid size (~30 employees in 3
>>>locations) travel agency to give some notice to linux & from there to OS
>>>software in general. I come to you seeking your wisdom & advice.
>>>
>>
>>Welcome aboard!
>>
>>>My aim is to allow user settings, such as outlook express config, desktop
>>>appearance, shortcuts to networked resources, etc. to be accessible while
>>>roaming on the network. The travel agents frequently move from box to box
>>>and it would be preferable if they could take everything with them just by
>>>using their logon/password.
>>>
>>
>>Saving user settings is something that would need to be performed by Outlook Express
and other Windows clients. I don't think Samba would be much help to you here; even if the
Linux machines share files, I don't think Outlook Express is willing to share its configs. That's
been my experience in the past.
>>
>>>I have glanced in O'Reilly's Using Samba & some resources on the web, but to
>>>no avail. I believe that using samba would allow this type of functionality
>>>and am hoping somebody could confirm for me and preferably point me in the
>>>direction of some resources that would explain in detail.
>>>
>>
>>If there was a Linux equivalent to Citrix, I'd advise using that. I don't know of any. Does
anyone else know?
>>
>>>Thanks to the list members for all I have learnt lurking here.
>>>
>>>Duncan Hutty
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>--- David Ostroske
>> eksortso at linuxmail.org
>>
>
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>So you want to maintain roaming profiles, are you keeping the NT Domain?
>make a home share for each user and a profile share the profiles, that sommething
>like would be /profile/%username%/ and make the systems load it on loginset
>the prfile path to the UNC of the profiles share
(\\samabeserver\profiles\%username%)
>and have the home directory set to \\sambaserver\%username%\ at least that
>s how I'd do it.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>Ben<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>David Ostroske wrote:<br>
><blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:20020626122129.21768.qmail at linuxmail.org">
> <pre wrap="">----- Original Message -----<br>From: "Duncan Hutty" <a class="moz-txt-link-
rfc2396E"
href="mailto:duncanhutty at attbi.com"><duncanhutty at attbi.com></a><br>Date: Sun, 23
Jun 2002 21:20:47 -0400 <br>To: <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:wplug at wplug.org"><wplug at wplug.org></a><br>Subject: [wplug] samba
& roaming profiles<br><br><br></pre>
> <blockquote type="cite">
> <pre wrap="">As an aspirant linux geek & advocate, I think I have discovered a
method<br>that will persuade the company I work for, a mid size (~30 employees in
3<br>locations) travel agency to give some notice to linux & from there to
OS<br>software in general. I come to you seeking your wisdom & advice.<br></pre>
> </blockquote>
> <pre wrap=""><!----><br>Welcome aboard!<br><br></pre>
> <blockquote type="cite">
> <pre wrap="">My aim is to allow user settings, such as outlook express config,
desktop<br>appearance, shortcuts to networked resources, etc. to be accessible
while<br>roaming on the network. The travel agents frequently move from box to
box<br>and it would be preferable if they could take everything with them just by<br>using
their logon/password.<br></pre>
> </blockquote>
> <pre wrap=""><!----><br>Saving user settings is something that would need to be
performed by Outlook Express and other Windows clients. I don't think Samba would be
much help to you here; even if the Linux machines share files, I don't think Outlook Express is
willing to share its configs. That's been my experience in the past.<br><br></pre>
> <blockquote type="cite">
> <pre wrap="">I have glanced in O'Reilly's Using Samba & some resources on
the web, but to<br>no avail. I believe that using samba would allow this type of
functionality<br>and am hoping somebody could confirm for me and preferably point me in
the<br>direction of some resources that would explain in detail.<br></pre>
> </blockquote>
> <pre wrap=""><!----><br>If there was a Linux equivalent to Citrix, I'd advise using that. I
don't know of any. Does anyone else know?<br><br></pre>
> <blockquote type="cite">
> <pre wrap="">Thanks to the list members for all I have learnt lurking
here.<br><br>Duncan Hutty<br></pre>
> </blockquote>
> <pre wrap=""><!----><br><br><br>--- David Ostroske<br> <a class="moz-txt-link-
abbreviated" href="mailto:eksortso at linuxmail.org">eksortso at linuxmail.org</a><br></pre>
> </blockquote>
> <br>
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>Message: 15
>From: "James B. Diskin" <james.b.diskin at verizon.net>
>To: <wplug at wplug.org>
>Subject: Re: [wplug] July GUM
>Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 10:43:49 -0400
>Reply-To: wplug at wplug.org
>
>I want to see a presentation about RPMs.
>
>-Jim
>
>
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>Message: 16
>Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 11:22:14 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Bryce Lynch <bryce at telerama.lm.com>
>To: wplug at wplug.org
>Subject: Re: [wplug] samba & roaming profiles
>Reply-To: wplug at wplug.org
>
>On Sun, 23 Jun 2002, Duncan Hutty wrote:
>
>> My aim is to allow user settings, such as outlook express config, desktop
>> appearance, shortcuts to networked resources, etc. to be accessible while
>> roaming on the network. The travel agents frequently move from box to box
>
>Theoretically, it's possible.
>
>I don't see why it couldn't be done.
>
>We tried this where I work not too long ago, and it was a disaster, I
>think because the IT staff is a *nix-only bunch and there are 2000
>desktops all over the place... I strongly suggest that you bring in a
>Windows 2000 consultant or corral your local Win2k admin for a while to
>make this work.
>
>> no avail. I believe that using samba would allow this type of functionality
>> and am hoping somebody could confirm for me and preferably point me in the
>> direction of some resources that would explain in detail.
>
>Once you get the Samba server set up to accept user credentials from a PDC
>you're halfway there. The trick's making the desktops treat the roaming
>profiles nicely.
>
><thinks>
>
>This might have been one of our problems out here: Don't bother trying to
>reassign the directories that users have transparently (i.e., C:\Documents
>and Settings\<username>), create a new drive and map that.
>
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> : http://users.telerama.com/~bryce/gpg.key
>
>"Take that smile off your face/wipe that tear from your eye/
> don't say you're sorry for me..." --Gary Numan, _Stormtrooper In Drag_
>
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>Message: 17
>Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 11:23:43 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Bryce Lynch <bryce at telerama.lm.com>
>To: "'wplug at wplug.org'" <wplug at wplug.org>
>Subject: Re: [wplug] Term. and Password
>Reply-To: wplug at wplug.org
>
>On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Weber, Larry A wrote:
>
>> to require a password. It worked fine for awhile but now it recovers
>> without asking for the password. The display setting password box is still
>
>Are you sure that you don't have xscreensaver set up to lock (require a
>password) after a certain period of time? If that time period hasn't
>passed then it won't prompt you.
>
>--
>Encrypted private e-mail preferred.
>PGP and GnuPG keys: http://users.telerama.com/~bryce/pgp.key
> : http://users.telerama.com/~bryce/gpg.key
>
>"Take that smile off your face/wipe that tear from your eye/
> don't say you're sorry for me..." --Gary Numan, _Stormtrooper In Drag_
>
>
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