u: drive... back in the day

MS3FGX · 05-17-2004, 05:41 PM

You will need Samba for this, setup as a PDC.

It is a pretty simple configuration actually.

You are going to have users login to the Samba machine as a PDC, and have the home directories setup as shares on the server. You will also have a simple logon script that runs the "net use" command to mount the shared directory as U:.

The Samba website is the best source of documentation for this. I wouldn't suggest buying a whole book for this one project, but that is up to you.

webwiznz · 05-17-2004, 05:54 PM

I read recently how to do this. The samba config sets all users to have an automatic share, and the login script which is provided by samba ,when run on the xp box maps the drive.

Now, where did i read this. It was one of two places:
Sams teach yourself Samba in 24 hours / Gerald Carter with Richard Sharpe
or
Using Samba, 2nd Edition By Jay Ts, Robert Eckstein, and David Collier-Brown

the latter of which is available in full text on line.

P.

MS3FGX · 05-17-2004, 05:59 PM

This smb.conf should get you pretty close to what you want, though you will still need to create the logon batch file.

Code:

[global] 
workgroup = Workgroup_Name
server string = Samba PDC
hosts allow = 192.168.1., 127.

# Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
max log size = 50 

# Security mode
security = user 

unix password sync = yes
encrypt passwords = yes 
smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd 

unix password sync = yes 
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u 
passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Please*retype*new*password* %n\n *password*successfully*updated* 

local master = yes 
os level = 64 
domain master = yes 
preferred master = yes 

logon home = \\%L\%U
logon drive = U:
logon script = netlogon.bat 

#=== shares ===
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = no
writable = yes
valid users = %S
create mode = 0664
directory mode = 0775 

[netlogon]
comment = Network Logon Service
path = /home/samba/netlogon
writable = no
share modes = no

That should work. I did that pretty much off the top of my head, and haven't tested it. But debugging is half the fun.

You will need to add the Windows users using the command:

smbpasswd -a username

Make sure that the Windows and Unix passwords match, and of course make sure there is a matching Linux user for every Windows user.

The batch file "/home/samba/netlogon/netlogon.bat", should contain something like:

net use U: \\ServerName\%username%

That should mount the currently logged on Windows users home directory as U:.

Unless I have missed something, that should work.

webwiznz · 05-17-2004, 06:00 PM

Sorry I lied. The former is also available on line. Man what more can a mortal guy or gal really want in this life?. Free books!

eg see chapter 10 preexec scripts
http://freebooks.by.ru/view/SambaIn24h/ch10-01.htm

chapter 12 Case Study: Replacing an NT File and Print Server
http://freebooks.by.ru/view/SambaIn24h/ch12.htm

citrus · 05-17-2004, 08:16 PM

MS3FGX
plz tell me that i don't have to set up every user on each xp box for this schimatic

MS3FGX · 05-17-2004, 10:34 PM

No

Well, other than the fact you have to add each Windows XP machine to the domain.

citrus · 05-18-2004, 12:15 AM

so the first thing i should do is?

add users to my linux server?
edit my smb.conf?
??

MS3FGX · 05-18-2004, 12:36 AM

Yes.

1. Add the user accounts in Linux
2. Edit the smb.conf (then restart Samba)
3. Run "smbpasswd -a username" for all the users you made in step 1
4. Add Windows XP machine to the domain you just created
5. Login to the Samba server from Windows XP
6. Hope for the best

citrus · 05-18-2004, 01:53 AM

lol
thanks man
i will try it tommroow

citrus · 05-18-2004, 11:41 PM

ok well i got all that set up

my linux server is named slackserver
but i don't know if this is my domain or not

when i try to change a winxp box to the domain slackserver

i get an error
" a domain controller for the domain slackserver could not be contacted "

slackserver is the netbios name of my server

what do i do?

MS3FGX · 05-19-2004, 12:41 AM

Your domain is whatever you put in for "workgroup =", not the hostname of the server.

So on XP, put in the workgoup name you setup in Samba as the domain, and you should be able to join the domain.

Oh, and I didn't mention this before, but you need to do:

smbpasswd -a root

You need to do this because when you try and join the XP machine to the domain, it is going to ask you for a username and password for a user that is allowed to add machines to the domain, this would be the root acount.

If it still doesn't allow you on the domain, check your Samba logs. It may say something about there not being an account for the computer that tried to join the domain, in which case do:

useradd -g 100 -d /dev/null -s /bin/false machine_name$

"machine_name$" is the NetBIOS name of the Windows XP machine you are trying to put onto the domain.

Then do

passwd -l machine_name$

And finally:

smbpasswd -a -m machine_name

Fun, isn't it?

citrus · 05-19-2004, 01:36 AM

hmm
ok

well i still get the same error
" a domain controller for the domain MSHOME could not be contacted "
then i thought maybe it had some problem with being the same workgroup so i changed it to domaintest
" a domain controller for the domain domaintest could not be contacted "

i did everything you said...

i check the samba log
after i rebooted the server
bing failed on port 139 socket_addr = 0.0.0.0.
Error - Adress allready in use

i don't know if this is relevent...

what should i check now???

MS3FGX · 05-19-2004, 01:54 AM

Have you checked that you can ping this machine and connect to it with other services? And your NIC is working properly?

The "bing failed on port 139 socket_addr = 0.0.0.0." looks quite odd.

citrus · 05-19-2004, 01:59 AM

yeah i can connect to it
yeah i can ping it
and i am running an mp3 server off of it
and i can get on that too

MS3FGX · 05-19-2004, 02:23 AM

Alright, stop Samba, delete the 2 long files (smbd.log, nmbd.log) and then start Samba again.

After Samba starts, check the log files. See if they are starting properly. There shouldn't be any errors, it should say that it is starting, and give you some status messages.

The error you posted makes it seem like Samba isn't starting properly.