I am currently using Samba as a PDC, and my logon scripts are generated by a bash shell script run with the root preexec parameter in the [netlogon] share. In this script (and in the postexec script) I use the sessreg command (part of the XFree86-4.2.1 package). This command allows me to see who is currently logged into the domain with the "who" command.

Works great except that users seem to be logging off the [netlogon] share just a few minutes after they logon and well before they logoff the domain. Thus I only see them with "who" for a few minutes instead of the entire time they are logged on to the domain as I intended.

Relevant excerpt from my smb.conf -

[netlogon]
path = /home/_shares/netlogon
browseable = no
read only = yes
root preexec = /home/_shares/execscripts/netlogon.sh %U %g %H %M %a %I %m %T
root postexec = /home/_shares/execscripts/netlogoff.sh %U %g %H %M %a %I %m %T

Relevant excerpt from my netlogon.sh script -

/usr/X11R6/bin/sessreg -a -l $7:smb -h $7:$6:$2 $1 2>&1 > /dev/null

Relevant excerpt from my netlogoff.sh script -

/usr/X11R6/bin/sessreg -d -l $7:smb -h $7:$6:$2 $1 2>&1 > /dev/null

Any ideas or helpful suggestions?

Run the comamnd in relation to a home drive or public share. Netlogon is only connected to at the time of login and is terminated after the login is completed.

Thank you David_Ross. Windows 98 works great with the command run as root preexec and root postexec in the home drive, but it still disconnects from Windows 2000 in 1,2, or 3 minutes.

I believe that there is some sort of bug in xp/2k that caueses the share to be mounted and unmounted numberous times. I'm not sure if there is a patch for it. Try making sure that the machine is fully patched up.

I completely "patched" my Win2K OS and I still get the same result. Oh well. Perhaps I will have better luck as I start to play with v3 and TNG.