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diff --git a/docs/docbook/projdoc/ProfileMgmt.sgml b/docs/docbook/projdoc/ProfileMgmt.sgml index 94bc60b464..13ec698384 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/projdoc/ProfileMgmt.sgml +++ b/docs/docbook/projdoc/ProfileMgmt.sgml @@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ <warning> <para> -<emphasis>NOTE!</emphasis> Roaming profiles support is different for Win9x / Me -and Windows NT4/200x. +Roaming profiles support is different for Win9x / Me and Windows NT4/200x. </para> </warning> @@ -52,15 +51,14 @@ 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> @@ -74,7 +72,7 @@ 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 <emphasis>homes</emphasis> +between logons. It is recommended to NOT use the <command>homes</command> meta-service name as part of the profile share path. </para> </note> @@ -85,14 +83,14 @@ 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 "net use /home" now works as well, and it, too, relies -on the "logon home" parameter. +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. </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 [global] section of your smb.conf file: +can use. If you set the following in the <command>[global]</command> section of your &smb.conf; file: </para> <para><programlisting> logon home = \\%L\%U\.profiles @@ -100,14 +98,14 @@ can use. If you set the following in the [global] section of your smb.conf file: <para> then your Windows 9x / Me clients will dutifully put their clients in a subdirectory -of your home directory called .profiles (thus making them hidden). +of your home directory called <filename>.profiles</filename> (thus making them hidden). </para> <para> -Not only that, but 'net use/home' will also work, because of a feature in +Not only that, but <userinput>net use/home</userinput> 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 "logon home". +specified \\%L\%U for <command>logon home</command>. </para> </sect3> @@ -116,7 +114,7 @@ specified \\%L\%U for "logon home". <para> You can support profiles for both Win9X and WinNT clients by setting both the -"logon home" and "logon path" parameters. For example: +<command>logon home</command> and <command>logon path</command> parameters. For example: </para> <para><programlisting> |