Fantastic! The only thing I had to do was create the group home folders first, so home0/2014 had to exist already before importing the new users.
Thanks a lot Wolfgang. I added your notes into the wiki: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Documentation/Wheezy/GettingStarted#Group_Customisation_Example_with_GOsa.2BALI- On 16 August 2013 18:10, Wolfgang Schweer <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 04:31:19PM +0900, Nigel Barker wrote: > > > > Could someone give me a brief outline like this: 1 add department, 2. > > create group..... and then I will try to figure it out and add to the > > documentation. At the moment I'm struggling with the concepts and > > getting a sinking feeling. > > > > This is what I'm trying to achieve > > > > student homes to be created in: > > home0/2014/ > > home0/2015/ > > etc. > > > > groups corresponding to each year, so student A will be a member of > > the 2014group, and the students group. > > > > The above will hopefully work from csv import. > > You'll have to use templates (one for each year) for csv import, see > last point. > > Theoretically, it should work somehow like outlined here: > > (1) Department > Main menu: goto 'Directory structure', click the 'Students' department. > (The 'Base' field should show '/Students'.) > From the drop box 'Actions' choose 'Create'/'Department'. > Fill in values for Name and Description fields, leave the Base field as > is (should be '/Students'). Save it clicking 'Ok'. > Now the new department below of /Students should show up, click it. > > (2) Group > Choose 'Groups' from the main menu; 'Actions'/Create/Group. > Enter group name (leave 'Base' as is, should be /Students/<new > department>) and click the check box left of 'Samba group'. 'Ok' to save > it. > > (3) Template > Choose 'users' from the main menu. Change to 'Students' in the Base > field. An Entry 'NewStudent' should show up, click it. This is the > 'students' template, not a real user. As you'll have to create such a > template (to be able to use csv import for your structure) based on this > one, notice all entries showing up in the Generic, POSIX and Samba tabs, > mabe take sreenshots. > Now change to /Students/<new department> in the Base field; choose > Create/Template and start to fill in your desired values, first the > Generic tab (add your new group, too), then add POSIX and Samba account. > Choose your new template when doing csv import; testing it with a few > users recommended. > > > samba access for every student to his own home > > Should be done using the template. > > > samba and linux access for all students to a shared folder > > home0/shared > > first one: see commented out examples in /etc/samba/smb-debian-edu.conf > (end of file), second one: see manual. > > Wolfgang > >
