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Obsolete Releases => SME Server 7.x => Topic started by: Simonvetterli on January 24, 2007, 05:29:25 PM
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Hi
Where can I find the "default profile" or "default user profile" on the server?
Or how does it work's, when a new user log on?
Kind Regards.
Simon, Switzerland
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Where he logs on what? Email? FTP?
And what profile? The one under collaboration/users?
Be specific.
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Hi
Okay, I have my SME-Server; the I used it as an Domain-Controller.
Now I connected one PC to this domain; statring up this PC with one User, defined on the Server.
He get one Profile from the Server. But where can I define the default Profile for some new User? Where is this locatet?
Kind Regards
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Default user path (XP)
C:\Documents and Settings\Default User
You add files etc in there and when the default user logs in, it will look in that folder first.
Snip from the Samba website:
"When MS Windows 200x/XP participates in a domain security context, and if the default user profile is not found, then the client will search for a default profile in the NETLOGON share of the authenticating server. In MS Windows parlance, it is %LOGONSERVER%\NETLOGON\Default User, and if one exists there, it will copy this to the workstation in the C:\Documents and Settings\ under the Windows login name of the use."
By %LOGONSERVER% it means your SME server hostname. So if your SME is called mypdc, then you would use \\mypdc\netlogon\.
Incidently, this is also the place for your logon scripts as well.
If I get time, I may offer to try to transfer some of this info to the WIKI manual being created. Admins, is this ok?
Thanks
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Hi
I mean where on the sme-server is the default profile located.
On the PC (WXP) and some W2003 Server I know...
But anyway; it's interesting to docu these things.
Kind Regards.
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Indeed, however using netlogon you can define the template for a new user.
However you can use /etc/skel
This is the default /home/newuser folder. Anything put in there will be added to the users home dir.
Lastly /etc/login.defs is another file. This has defaults for when a user is added.
I do however have a feeling that SME may use another file. Perhaps a Samba config file for adding extra info for them to login using Samba.
I will have a look. I am interested now.
What may I ask are you wanting to do with the default user when it is added?
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Hmm.. I suppose the smb.conf file in /etc would also have some default settings for users utilising the Samaba server like home drives. However you will need to use the templates for that.
Thanks.
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"I mean where on the sme-server is the default profile located."
/home/e-smith/files/samba/netlogon
or
\\%logonserver\netlogon
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hi,
so if i want to create a default profile for new users. Mainly things like my keyboard layout to uk rather than us and the xp theme, but mayb a background and screen saver and such. I login as a user, create the profile i want for the default and then copy that profile (e.g c:/docs n settings/profile name (profile name being the user i logged in as) and then copy that to the /home/e-smith/files/samba/netlogon/.
What do i rename the folder to for it to be used as the default profile.
Just to make sure i hope im on the right wave length as every1 else here, as what i want is that when i create a new user (through the web panel) and they first log in this is the profile they will get.
Also out of interest is it possible to automaticly put a default password in and for the account not to be locked when i create the user and when the user logs in he is required to change there password immediatly?
Thanks
k0r54
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name the folder "DEFAULT USER".
The WIN client checks for the network "DEFAULT USER". If it doesn't find it, it looks for the local "DEFAULT USER", usually at: C:\Documents and Settings
(You can look if you want, it's hidden.)
You'll have to make sure your logged out & you can see hidden files to copy over the NTUSER.DAT (also known at the HK_CURRENT_USER).
"Just to make sure i hope im on the right wave length as every1..."
Yes.
"Also out of interest is it possible to automaticly put a default password in"
You can use the LAZY ADMIN tools to set a default pass but i'm not certain about forcing password change at first login.
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Hi,
I created a user called test, logged in on one of the workstations with that user. Adjusted the profile accordingly, background, screensaver, language settings ect. logged out. I then logged back into the workstation as domain admin. Copied from c:/documents and settings the folder test to the server /home/e-smith/files/samba/netlogon and then changed the name of the folder to DEFAULT.
I then created a new user logged in on a workstation but it didn't apply my new default profile, it was the usual one.
What am i doing wrong?
Thanks
k0r54
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DEFAULT USER
-see above