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diff --git a/docs/docbook/projdoc/GroupProfiles.sgml b/docs/docbook/projdoc/GroupProfiles.sgml deleted file mode 100644 index e5120aed9b..0000000000 --- a/docs/docbook/projdoc/GroupProfiles.sgml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,285 +0,0 @@ -<chapter id="GroupProfiles"> -<chapterinfo> - <author> - <firstname>John</firstname><surname>Terpstra</surname> - </author> - <author> - <firstname>Jelmer</firstname><surname>Vernooij</surname> - </author> - <author> - <firstname>John</firstname><surname>Russell</surname> - <affiliation> - <address><email>apca72@dsl.pipex.com</email></address> - </affiliation> - </author> -</chapterinfo> - -<title>Creating Group Profiles</title> - -<sect1> -<title>Windows '9x</title> -<para> -You need the Win98 Group Policy Editor to -set Group Profiles up under Windows '9x. It can be found on the Original -full product Win98 installation CD under -<filename>tools/reskit/netadmin/poledit</filename>. You install this -using the Add/Remove Programs facility and then click on the 'Have Disk' -tab. -</para> - -<para> -Use the Group Policy Editor to create a policy file that specifies the -location of user profiles and/or the <filename>My Documents</filename> etc. -stuff. You then save these settings in a file called -<filename>Config.POL</filename> that needs to be placed in -the root of the [NETLOGON] share. If your Win98 is configured to log onto -the Samba Domain, it will automatically read this file and update the -Win98 registry of the machine that is logging on. -</para> - -<para> -All of this is covered in the Win98 Resource Kit documentation. -</para> - -<para> -If you do not do it this way, then every so often Win98 will check the -integrity of the registry and will restore it's settings from the back-up -copy of the registry it stores on each Win98 machine. Hence, you will notice -things changing back to the original settings. -</para> - -</sect1> - -<sect1> -<title>Windows NT 4</title> - -<para> -Unfortunately, the Resource Kit info is Win NT4/2K version specific. -</para> - -<para> -Here is a quick guide: -</para> - -<itemizedlist> - -<listitem><para> -On your NT4 Domain Controller, right click on 'My Computer', then -select the tab labelled 'User Profiles'. -</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para> -Select a user profile you want to migrate and click on it. -</para> - -<note><para>I am using the term "migrate" lossely. You can copy a profile to -create a group profile. You can give the user 'Everyone' rights to the -profile you copy this to. That is what you need to do, since your samba -domain is not a member of a trust relationship with your NT4 PDC.</para></note> -</listitem> - -<listitem><para>Click the 'Copy To' button.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>In the box labelled 'Copy Profile to' add your new path, eg: -<filename>c:\temp\foobar</filename></para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>Click on the button labelled 'Change' in the "Permitted to use" box.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>Click on the group 'Everyone' and then click OK. This closes the -'chose user' box.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>Now click OK.</para></listitem> -</itemizedlist> - -<para> -Follow the above for every profile you need to migrate. -</para> - -<sect2> -<title>Side bar Notes</title> - -<para> -You should obtain the SID of your NT4 domain. You can use smbpasswd to do -this. Read the man page.</para> - -<para> -With Samba-3.0.0 alpha code you can import all you NT4 domain accounts -using the net samsync method. This way you can retain your profile -settings as well as all your users. -</para> - -</sect2> - -<sect2> -<title>Mandatory profiles</title> - -<para> -The above method can be used to create mandatory profiles also. To convert -a group profile into a mandatory profile simply locate the NTUser.DAT file -in the copied profile and rename it to NTUser.MAN. -</para> - -</sect2> - -<sect2> -<title>moveuser.exe</title> - -<para> -The W2K professional resource kit has moveuser.exe. moveuser.exe changes -the security of a profile from one user to another. This allows the account -domain to change, and/or the user name to change. -</para> - -</sect2> - -<sect2> -<title>Get SID</title> - -<para> -You can identify the SID by using GetSID.exe from the Windows NT Server 4.0 -Resource Kit. -</para> - -<para> -Windows NT 4.0 stores the local profile information in the registry under -the following key: -HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList -</para> - -<para> -Under the ProfileList key, there will be subkeys named with the SIDs of the -users who have logged on to this computer. (To find the profile information -for the user whose locally cached profile you want to move, find the SID for -the user with the GetSID.exe utility.) Inside of the appropriate user's -subkey, you will see a string value named ProfileImagePath. -</para> - -</sect2> - -</sect1> - -<sect1> -<title>Windows 2000/XP</title> - -<para> -You must first convert the profile from a local profile to a domain -profile on the MS Windows workstation as follows: -</para> - -<itemizedlist> -<listitem><para> -Log on as the LOCAL workstation administrator. -</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para> -Right click on the 'My Computer' Icon, select 'Properties' -</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para> -Click on the 'User Profiles' tab -</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para> -Select the profile you wish to convert (click on it once) -</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para> -Click on the button 'Copy To' -</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para> -In the "Permitted to use" box, click on the 'Change' button. -</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para> -Click on the 'Look in" area that lists the machine name, when you click -here it will open up a selection box. Click on the domain to which the -profile must be accessible. -</para> - -<note><para>You will need to log on if a logon box opens up. Eg: In the connect -as: MIDEARTH\root, password: mypassword.</para></note> -</listitem> - -<listitem><para> -To make the profile capable of being used by anyone select 'Everyone' -</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para> -Click OK. The Selection box will close. -</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para> -Now click on the 'Ok' button to create the profile in the path you -nominated. -</para></listitem> -</itemizedlist> - -<para> -Done. You now have a profile that can be editted using the samba-3.0.0 -profiles tool. -</para> - -<note> -<para> -Under NT/2K the use of mandotory profiles forces the use of MS Exchange -storage of mail data. That keeps desktop profiles usable. -</para> -</note> - -<note> -<itemizedlist> -<listitem><para> -This is a security check new to Windows XP (or maybe only -Windows XP service pack 1). It can be disabled via a group policy in -Active Directory. The policy is:</para> - -<para>"Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\User -Profiles\Do not check for user ownership of Roaming Profile Folders"</para> - -<para>...and it should be set to "Enabled". -Does the new version of samba have an Active Directory analogue? If so, -then you may be able to set the policy through this. -</para> - -<para> -If you cannot set group policies in samba, then you may be able to set -the policy locally on each machine. If you want to try this, then do -the following (N.B. I don't know for sure that this will work in the -same way as a domain group policy): -</para> - -</listitem> - -<listitem><para> -On the XP workstation log in with an Administrator account. -</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>Click: "Start", "Run"</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Type: "mmc"</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Click: "OK"</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>A Microsoft Management Console should appear.</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Click: File, "Add/Remove Snap-in...", "Add"</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Double-Click: "Group Policy"</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Click: "Finish", "Close"</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Click: "OK"</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>In the "Console Root" window:</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Expand: "Local Computer Policy", "Computer Configuration",</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>"Administrative Templates", "System", "User Profiles"</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Double-Click: "Do not check for user ownership of Roaming Profile</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Folders"</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Select: "Enabled"</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Click: OK"</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>Close the whole console. You do not need to save the settings (this -refers to the console settings rather than the policies you have -changed).</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>Reboot</para></listitem> -</itemizedlist> -</note> - -</sect1> -</chapter> |