RE: [Samba] Users' Profiles
> > > I am having an issue with users' profiles under the SAMBA > > > environment. The > > > users would be using a Windows XP Pro workstation that is > under the SAMBA > > > domain. Ever since SAMBA was implemented, I would have to > recreate users' > > > profiles intermittently. Whenever this happens, the users > would be prompt > > > with an error message which states that it is "unable to log onto > > > the local > > > profile" and it would eventually create a temporary profile when > > > logging in. > > > Just this morning, I made the attempt to just reboot the > workstation when > > > the issue happened again. Surprisingly, it worked and I did > not have to > > > recreate the user's profile. Do you happen to know why? What > do I need to > > > do to prevent this issue from happening again? > > > > I don't think this is a Samba issue as I have had this occur > with our Win2K > > server and XP Pro clients as well. Don't know what causes it > but rebooting > > the workstation seems to take care of the problem. > > hardly the type of investigative problem solving that inspires > confidence in the system administrator... > > I have seen several instances when Microsoft stuff such as Outlook or > Windows Media Player creates files like prf9.tmp and these files are > poisonous to loading a roaming profile (substitute other numbers for the > 9). If you were having the same problem that I had, that won't help since I wasn't using roaming profiles. I was using folder redirection but that won't cause the prf .tmp files to be created since a profile is not being synchronized. I guess it is possible that the problem is caused by a bad nic but I can't say whether that was my problem since I switched server hardware shortly after the problem occured and haven't seen it since. No reason to bother investigating something that isn't there any more. I do stand by the point of my original response though by simple stating that I don't believe this problem is caused by something inherent in Samba. Doug -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
RE: [Samba] Users' Profiles
On Wed, 2005-05-18 at 10:18 +0800, Doug Campbell wrote: > > I am having an issue with users' profiles under the SAMBA > > environment. The > > users would be using a Windows XP Pro workstation that is under the SAMBA > > domain. Ever since SAMBA was implemented, I would have to recreate users' > > profiles intermittently. Whenever this happens, the users would be prompt > > with an error message which states that it is "unable to log onto > > the local > > profile" and it would eventually create a temporary profile when > > logging in. > > Just this morning, I made the attempt to just reboot the workstation when > > the issue happened again. Surprisingly, it worked and I did not have to > > recreate the user's profile. Do you happen to know why? What do I need to > > do to prevent this issue from happening again? > > I don't think this is a Samba issue as I have had this occur with our Win2K > server and XP Pro clients as well. Don't know what causes it but rebooting > the workstation seems to take care of the problem. hardly the type of investigative problem solving that inspires confidence in the system administrator... I have seen several instances when Microsoft stuff such as Outlook or Windows Media Player creates files like prf9.tmp and these files are poisonous to loading a roaming profile (substitute other numbers for the 9). Craig -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
RE: [Samba] Users' Profiles
> I am having an issue with users' profiles under the SAMBA > environment. The > users would be using a Windows XP Pro workstation that is under the SAMBA > domain. Ever since SAMBA was implemented, I would have to recreate users' > profiles intermittently. Whenever this happens, the users would be prompt > with an error message which states that it is "unable to log onto > the local > profile" and it would eventually create a temporary profile when > logging in. > Just this morning, I made the attempt to just reboot the workstation when > the issue happened again. Surprisingly, it worked and I did not have to > recreate the user's profile. Do you happen to know why? What do I need to > do to prevent this issue from happening again? I don't think this is a Samba issue as I have had this occur with our Win2K server and XP Pro clients as well. Don't know what causes it but rebooting the workstation seems to take care of the problem. Doug -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
