Just FYI, you can use: Template homedir = /home/%U
To make winbind home directories in /home rather than /home/domain. Robert LeBlanc Life Sciences Computer Support Brigham Young University lebl...@byu.edu (801)422-1822 > -----Original Message----- > From: samba-bounces+robert=leblancnet...@lists.samba.org [mailto:samba- > bounces+robert=leblancnet...@lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of Steve Rippl > Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 10:20 PM > To: James D. Parra; Samba > Subject: Re: [Samba] authenticate Linux users to AD on Windows 2003R2 > > Well, not exactly Samba related... but we have a file server that runs > Samba for Windows clients and NFS for the Linux ones on the same > folders. Both authenticate against AD (we're running 2003 with SFU > 3.5, > not R2). We have uid/gid/home folder info in AD. Linux machines mount > the file share /home from the files server for all home folders (fstab > on the local machine) and then we use ldap in nsswitch to get the > correct path to the users home folder, which is then there for them and > they have access to once they've logged in. _GOT_ to make sure your > uid/gid info in AD matches the uid/gid info on the nfs share, we use > wbinfo and "idmap=rid" in smb.conf to script consistent uid/gids for > our > folders (Perl is your friend!) > > We use ldap in nsswitch because we have a "non-samba" layout for our > home folders, ie. it's not /home/yourdomain/username, but if you can > have that setup then you can simplify things a bit by using winbind in > nsswitch and you get the "standard" path for your home folder. As I > said, just make sure you've already mounted the /home on the client > through fstab. There are pretty good tutorials out there on most parts > of this for Debian/Ubuntu if you Google it (probably other Distros too, > I'm just biased!). > > Of course I'm running a Linux File server, you'll need to use Server > 2003 R2's nfs abilities which I've never tried, but it claims to be > able > to do it. Or you could move your file server over to Linux/Samba/nfs!! > > Let me know how it works out! I can give you more specific details if > you want, but probably best off list I would think as it's not exactly > Samba... > > Steve > > > James D. Parra wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I have enough details on how to have Linux users authenticate to a > 2003r2 > > AD, but I need help getting their home dir's to automatically mount > to a > > windows share. Any details would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Many thanks, > > > > James > > > > -- > Steve Rippl > Technology Director > Woodland School District > 360 225 9451 x326 > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba