basically this is because there is no %variable expansion done after fetching data from name service.
when the pdb_nisplus was written, to start discussion if such expansion should be done in pdb_ module or outside of it and as some other modules did not implement it, I left it out as well. I think, there was some discussion about this issue in samba-technical and if I remember correctly, the conclusion was that if we do want to provide compatibility with MS in future, then we should not support useing %variables in name service.... but this means also that such variables should be expanded before storing them into nis+/ldap/... hm... toomas On Tue, 7 May 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello again, > > just found another intersting Problem. I try to use Samba 2.2.4 as a PDC. > So hacked the following statements form the man page in the smb.conf: > --snip-- > logon script = logon.cmd > > logon path = \\BARNEY\profiles\%U > logon drive = H: > logon home = \\BARNEY\%U > > encrypt passwords = yes > domain logons = yes > domain master = yes > --snap-- > > --snip-- > [netlogon] > comment = Login Scripte > path = /export/samba/netlogon > browseable = no > > [profiles] > comment = Servergespeicherte Profile > path = /export/samba/profiles > writeable = yes > browseable = no > create mask = 0600 > directory Mask = 0700 > > [homes] > comment = Home Verzeichnis > valid users = %S > writeable = yes > browseable = no > --snap-- > > when I logged in as user 27607579 the following directory appeared in the > profile path: > > root@barney> ls -al /export/samba/profiles > total 6 > drwx------+ 2 27607579 winusers 512 May 7 14:12 %u > drwxrwx--- 3 administrator winusers 512 May 7 14:12 . > drwxr-xr-x 11 administrator other 512 May 6 09:07 .. > root@barney> > > I tried the same with a lowercase 'u' in the config file and the problem > is the same. > > Any ideas? log level= 10 needed for analysis? > > regards Thomas > > > > -- > German Parcel > Thomas Mieslinger > German-Parcel-Str. 1-7 fon: +49 6677 17 463 > 36286 Neuenstein fax: +49 6677 17 111 > Germany eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] toomas -- Eat the rich, the poor are tough and stringy.