[plug] Samba domain issues

[Mark Nold]

Chris,

This is what i thought you wanted to do :)

Yep you can do drive mapping etc without Poledit.. you just need to use
logon scripts (as you have said). I havent bothered yet but you can also use
the logon scripts (use an exe called regedit.exe i think) to do things like
change the MS Word default save directory, MSIE Proxy etc so that when you
have a new pc on the network everything gets set up how you like.

If you want i can mail you my smb.conf and logon.bat Just mail me off list.

mn



-----Original Message-----
From: deicidal at iinet.net.au [mailto:deicidal at iinet.net.au]
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 1:00 PM
To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
Subject: RE: [plug] Samba domain issues


Mark,  Windows machines on the network come and go quite frequently with
multiple  people using multiple machine. My main concern is about logon
scripts...if  i can control these centrally it makes my life so much easier.
I know this is off the linux topic but i must be able to set up default
login script that maps /share/%username if i must configure each host
individually cant i?  .Chris    > Chris, >  > (disclaimer i know little
about Poledit, and i cant answer your real > question) >  > Out of interest,
why do you need policies for a small (im assuming)  network? > I have found
policies in the past to be painful. Now i tend to keep to > attitude that
the windows client machine can be foobar'd (policies or  no) at > any time
and as long as you data is always on the network you are fine. >  > If it
really is a small network, do you really need policies to stop  people >
changing things? >  > But of course if you have a large no of clients, or
always changing  users or > over curious users policies may be the way to
go. >  > (Just thinking about it i should set up policies on my Dad's PC...
man  does > that guy like to change things...) >  > mn >  >  >  >  >
 > -----Original Message----- > From: deicidal at iinet.net.au
[mailto:deicidal at iinet.net.au] > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 12:27 PM >
To: plug at plug.linux.org.au > Subject: [plug] Samba domain issues >  >  > Im
looking into setting up Samba to be a domain controller for my windoze >
boxen and ive read bits and pieces about using poledit (win admin) to >
create the policies and then store them on the linux machine. The  policies
> are then mapped to a drive on login so they can be used by the windows >
machines.  My question is this: Thats all fine and dandy for windows9x/NT >
but what  about windowsXP pro? Will a windowsXP pro machine function  fine
on > a  network that is run by a (simulated)NT controller? Will the policies
be > different because the OS is so different? Will i have to use a policy >
editing program on windowsXP and then use that policy instead of the >
poledit ones?  Any help is appreciated.  .Chris >  >  >