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Re: Windows Home Directories and PDC/member servers -- changing /etc/smb.conf



Rob Guglielmetti wrote:

> John Gerth wrote:

...

>> Samba has a compiled in path. You need to hand code:
>> logon path =
>> in smb.conf (I've complained about this to Apple since the GUI provides
>> no way to enter an empty path).
>
>
> Beware of hand-editing the smb.conf. Apple's GUI tools can do some things "behind your back" and actually restore settings that you changed! If you want to make changes to the smb.conf file that you can't address via the GUI, use "serveradmin settings smb:setting value" in the shell.
>
Good point. Does "serveradmin settings smb:setting value" let you
set any samba directive, even ones Apple doesn't normally use?


  If you make changes, you can also keep them from being
  overwritten with "chflags".  See:
     http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/h/372
  We certainly had to do that.
>

> Also, you can disable roaming profiles at the client side with a registry tweak, which is how I did it for my site.
>
 True enough...requires some diligence to make sure it's always done.


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