Hello,

I am working on a CentOS 6 server and have Samba set up and have allowed ssh connections to the machine using our Windows AD authentication.

Currently, users in the allowed group are able to connect to the server without issue. The problem I am having is with the user's home directories.

Now, the home directories are automatically created when the user connects. I have these home directories specified to be created in the /disk1/home/%U area. This is because the first disk isn't large enough for our files, so thus I created a second, mounted it, and set up the home directories there.


Where the problem comes in is, when the user's connect, they are always sent to the root directory (/), not their home directory (/disk1/home/%U).

Any idea why this would happen?

A little more info, so that what I'm looking for is more understood:

I know if i edit the .bashrc file within the user's home dir after it is created I can have the user start in the home dir easily.

Add the following line

But is there a way to have this automated? For example we add Joe User to the group who can access, and on his first access he gets sent right to "/disk1/home/joeuser" rather than "/"?

After a little more research I found that the /etc/skel contaings a .bashrc file as well that is used as the "template" for new profiles.


As a secondary solution, I have added to the end of this file


However, I am still looking for what variable I would need to enter to have it automate to "/disk1/home/username" I thought this was %U, but I'm assuming that is just like a samba config variable and isn't recognized here.


Any thoughts?

Hi,

I think that /etc/skel must contain only the "parent" of the path to home directory (for local users, not samba users - that's different)
like in the example above link
that would create a user directory in /home
like
will be /home/usertest1

1 members found this post helpful.

Thanks for the help!