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diff --git a/docs/docbook/projdoc/ProfileMgmt.sgml b/docs/docbook/projdoc/ProfileMgmt.sgml index 13ec698384..94bc60b464 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/projdoc/ProfileMgmt.sgml +++ b/docs/docbook/projdoc/ProfileMgmt.sgml @@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ <warning> <para> -Roaming profiles support is different for Win9x / Me and Windows NT4/200x. +<emphasis>NOTE!</emphasis> Roaming profiles support is different for Win9x / Me +and Windows NT4/200x. </para> </warning> @@ -51,14 +52,15 @@ following (for example): <para> <programlisting> logon path = \\profileserver\profileshare\profilepath\%U\moreprofilepath -</programlisting> This is typically implemented like: -<programlisting> logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%u + + where: + %L translates to the name of the Samba server + %u translates to the user name </programlisting> -where %L translates to the name of the Samba server and %u translates to the user name </para> <para> @@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ symantics of %L and %N, as well as %U and %u. <note> <para> MS Windows NT/2K clients at times do not disconnect a connection to a server -between logons. It is recommended to NOT use the <command>homes</command> +between logons. It is recommended to NOT use the <emphasis>homes</emphasis> meta-service name as part of the profile share path. </para> </note> @@ -83,14 +85,14 @@ meta-service name as part of the profile share path. <para> To support Windows 9x / Me clients, you must use the "logon home" parameter. Samba has -now been fixed so that <userinput>net use /home</userinput> now works as well, and it, too, relies -on the <command>logon home</command< parameter. +now been fixed so that "net use /home" now works as well, and it, too, relies +on the "logon home" parameter. </para> <para> By using the logon home parameter, you are restricted to putting Win9x / Me profiles in the user's home directory. But wait! There is a trick you -can use. If you set the following in the <command>[global]</command> section of your &smb.conf; file: +can use. If you set the following in the [global] section of your smb.conf file: </para> <para><programlisting> logon home = \\%L\%U\.profiles @@ -98,14 +100,14 @@ can use. If you set the following in the <command>[global]</command> section of <para> then your Windows 9x / Me clients will dutifully put their clients in a subdirectory -of your home directory called <filename>.profiles</filename> (thus making them hidden). +of your home directory called .profiles (thus making them hidden). </para> <para> -Not only that, but <userinput>net use/home</userinput> will also work, because of a feature in +Not only that, but 'net use/home' will also work, because of a feature in Windows 9x / Me. It removes any directory stuff off the end of the home directory area and only uses the server and share portion. That is, it looks like you -specified \\%L\%U for <command>logon home</command>. +specified \\%L\%U for "logon home". </para> </sect3> @@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ specified \\%L\%U for <command>logon home</command>. <para> You can support profiles for both Win9X and WinNT clients by setting both the -<command>logon home</command> and <command>logon path</command> parameters. For example: +"logon home" and "logon path" parameters. For example: </para> <para><programlisting> |