Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 10:25:31 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: FreeBSD Chat <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: The joys of Windows Message-ID: <20000718102531.F17054@wantadilla.lemis.com>
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----- Forwarded message from dan@shearer.org ----- > Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 09:32:50 +0930 (CST) > To: linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au > > Or, "additional query words remove disappear delete". > > Someone just posted to the Samba team along the following lines: "I > thought I would store my W2K Roaming Profile on my Samba server, just to > make me feel safer. Everything worked perfectly. Then I went to log off, > but it was taking forever. Then I noticed my Linux server's hard drive > light! After a quick check I switched off the power and then restarted in > single user mode. Large amounts of my home directory were gone!" > > For the information of readers who run mixed environments, and also for > anyone who likes a good laugh, here is the Microsoft Knowledgebase > article about the above situation. You don't need Samba to make it happen. > > http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q182/0/79.ASP?LN=EN-US&SD=gn&FR=0 > > Files Deleted from Home Directory on Logoff > > The information in this article applies to: > > Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 > Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 > Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 > Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional > Microsoft Windows 2000 Server > Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server > > SYMPTOMS > > When a user logs off, all files in the home directory are deleted. > > > CAUSE > > Having both a Home Directory and Roaming Profile set to the same path is > a common cause of this. > > > RESOLUTION > > To correct this problem, perform the following steps: > > 1.Start User Manager for Domains, and select the User's properties. > > 2.Under the Profile properties, specify a profile path that is > different from the home directory path. > > It is acceptable to make the profile directory a subdirectory of the > home directory. > > For example: \\Server\Share\HomeDirectory\Profile. > > > MORE INFORMATION > > In the Windows NT 4.0 profiles and policies white paper ( > http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/management/deployment/planguide/prof_policies.asp), > there is documentation concerning the roaming profile path encompassing > the home directory path. > > Additional query words: remove disappear delete > > Keywords : ntdomain > Version : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:4.0 > Platform : WINDOWS winnt > Issue type : kbprb > Technology : > > > -- > LinuxSA WWW: http://www.linuxsa.org.au/ IRC: #linuxsa on irc.linux.org.au > To unsubscribe from the LinuxSA list: > mail linuxsa-request@linuxsa.org.au with "unsubscribe" as the subject > ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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