Thanks! I applied the winbindd_v1.patch and it at least partially fixed the problem: I can now log in again regardless of the casing of the entered username. I still get mixed casing on my home directory.
gerald-carter login: gcarter Password: Creating directory '/home/GCarter'. Creating directory '/home/GCarter/.kde'. Creating directory '/home/GCarter/.kde/Autostart'. Creating directory '/home/GCarter/.xemacs'. Last login: Tue Aug 30 10:18:02 on :0 Any suggestions? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald (Jerry) Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Marcel Ziswiler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Samba] Username Case Sensitivity vs. Lower Casing Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 16:07:04 -0500 > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Marcel Ziswiler wrote: > > | So I upgraded to latest Samba 3.0.20 and indeed the > | compatibility issues with 2k3sp1 went away, but another > | thing I noticed is that winbind seems to have > | reverted back to pre 3.0.8 case sensitive username behavior. > | I had to rename all the directories and stuff > | again. Unfortunately now if somebody logs in using a > | lower case username it half way lets him log on, but then > | gdm hangs. The only way to successfully log on now is by > | exactly using the casing on the username as > | originally specified in the Windows Domain. > | > | Is this expected behavior? Why did you guys decide to > | change the username casing behavior again? Is there an > | easy way out (e.g. to avoid having to rename all the > | directories and stuff again and more importantly to > | avoid hanged logons if not using the exact casing on > | the username)? > > I found it. Sorry. Try the winbindd patch at > http://www.samba.org/samba/patches/ > > I think we also have a regression in the group name > not being lower cased. Can you confirm? > > > > > cheers, jerry > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFDE3j4IR7qMdg1EfYRApT9AKDLB8k7fYyeNmJTyQ/Lq21mF+EzMQCgn14e > swevlJvMOGaQa1rYw0sKG00= > =vGil > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Marcel Ziswiler mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Schuelmatt 7 http://www.ziswiler.net CH-6018 Buttisholz mobile: +41 (76) 338-0382 Switzerland phone: +41 (41) 928-0509 -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba