From 705db2effac38df9aaefa9cc6baa9614207b26af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jelmer Vernooij Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 13:51:11 +0000 Subject: - Add &author.mimir; entity - Several smaller layout and typo fixes (This used to be commit 96aa93ea4f56ef069c3127547296581f8e0ce3bd) --- docs/docbook/projdoc/ProfileMgmt.sgml | 26 ++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/docbook/projdoc/ProfileMgmt.sgml') 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 @@ -NOTE! Roaming profiles support is different for Win9x / Me -and Windows NT4/200x. +Roaming profiles support is different for Win9x / Me and Windows NT4/200x. @@ -52,15 +51,14 @@ following (for example): logon path = \\profileserver\profileshare\profilepath\%U\moreprofilepath + This is typically implemented like: + logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%u - - where: - %L translates to the name of the Samba server - %u translates to the user name +where %L translates to the name of the Samba server and %u translates to the user name @@ -74,7 +72,7 @@ symantics of %L and %N, as well as %U and %u. MS Windows NT/2K clients at times do not disconnect a connection to a server -between logons. It is recommended to NOT use the homes +between logons. It is recommended to NOT use the homes meta-service name as part of the profile share path. @@ -85,14 +83,14 @@ meta-service name as part of the profile share path. 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 net use /home now works as well, and it, too, relies +on the logon home 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 [global] section of your &smb.conf; file: 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: 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 .profiles (thus making them hidden). -Not only that, but 'net use/home' 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 "logon home". +specified \\%L\%U for logon home. @@ -116,7 +114,7 @@ specified \\%L\%U for "logon home". You can support profiles for both Win9X and WinNT clients by setting both the -"logon home" and "logon path" parameters. For example: +logon home and logon path parameters. For example: -- cgit