on Thu, May 20, 2004 at 06:40:06PM -0600, CW Harris (charris@rtcmarketing.com) wrote: > On Mon, May 17, 2004 at 03:38:37AM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > I'm stuck on creating a group profile at the domain level, though. > > Okay. I haven't done this so just some info you might have missed, or > might help you. > > From: http://us3.samba.org/samba/docs/man/guide/happy.html#ch6-massive > At this time, Samba-3 requires that on a PDC all UNIX (Posix) group > accounts that are mapped (linked) to Windows Domain Group accounts must > be in the LDAP database. > > This does not actually say it, but I think I read somewhere that Samba > as a PDC requires LDAP to support the Active Directory functions.? Yeah. I see a lot of catting around the issue, but no outright statement. At the least, it would seem I need an LDAP backend. Pity. > Also, this might be some help: > http://us3.samba.org/samba/docs/man/howto/PolicyMgmt.html#id2577673 > > Apparently, part of the GPO is stored directly on the Active Directory. > See also the section: Administration of Windows 200x/XP Policies" for > some steps on editting the GPO's using the MMC snap-in. (Who at MS > thinks of these names?) > > Anyway, HTH. I was all set when we got a small number of XP boxen at my > work to play around with the PDC thing, only to realize how much MS > changed the structure with 2000/XP. I tired out trying to figure it out > for such a small number of users. I figured by the time I got it > working, MS would release Windows eXtra-eXtra-Pain and it wouldn't work > again. No! They wouldn't do *that*! Never! > > > > The goal is to have a single point at which I can make > > additions/deletions to Desktop, Start Menu, "Favorites" (bookmarks), > > Startup, etc. As well as making some registry edits (allowed/disallowed > > apps). > > > > > > I've copied the profile itself, through one of the XP clients, to a > > directory under my [profiles] share on the Samba server. > > My quick read seems to indicate it needs to be in the [netlogon] share? I think you're right here. > > What I don't see is a way to make the association between this > > profile and the group ("members") which I'd like to have use this. > > Again, seems to be in the GPO that you define as in the reference > above, but then I haven't done this so maybe I'm just background noise > in the list. > Good luck. Thanks, I'll need it. Along with some hair dye and a masseuese Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? See! The Cliffs of Insanity! - Princess Bride
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