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diff --git a/docs/textdocs/CreatingGroupProfiles-Win2K.txt b/docs/textdocs/CreatingGroupProfiles-Win2K.txt index 3960fd1c14..11a326bafb 100644 --- a/docs/textdocs/CreatingGroupProfiles-Win2K.txt +++ b/docs/textdocs/CreatingGroupProfiles-Win2K.txt @@ -53,3 +53,60 @@ Note: Under NT/2K the use of mandotory profiles forces the use of MS Exchange storage of mail data. That keeps desktop profiles usable. + +Note: +----- + Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 08:32:17 -0000 + From: John Russell <apca72@dsl.pipex.com> + Reply-To: John Russell <j.c.russell@sussex.ac.uk> + To: samba@lists.samba.org + Subject: Re: [Samba] Samba and Windows XP + + [ The following text is in the "iso-8859-1" character set. ] + [ Your display is set for the "US-ASCII" character set. ] + [ Some characters may be displayed incorrectly. ] + + 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: + + "Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\User + Profiles\Do not check for user ownership of Roaming Profile Folders" + + ...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. + + 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): + + On the XP workstation log in with an Administrator account. + + Click: "Start", "Run" + Type: "mmc" + Click: "OK" + + A Microsoft Management Console should appear. + Click: File, "Add/Remove Snap-in...", "Add" + Double-Click: "Group Policy" + Click: "Finish", "Close" + Click: "OK" + + In the "Console Root" window: + Expand: "Local Computer Policy", "Computer Configuration", + "Administrative Templates", "System", "User Profiles" + Double-Click: "Do not check for user ownership of Roaming Profile + Folders" + Select: "Enabled" + Click: OK" + + 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). + + Reboot. + + |