From: tms3 on




>
> --- Original message ---
> Subject: [Samba] Samba PDC and big files
> From: Pedro Rafael Alves Simoes <pedro.a.simoes(a)gmail.com>
> To: <samba(a)lists.samba.org>
> Date: Thursday, 24/06/2010 5:03 AM
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to setup a PDC with Samba, but I have the known problem of
> the
> roaming profiles: big files. I think it's difficult to guarantee that
> a
> inexperienced user will copy is downloaded files, documents, or
> whatever,
> to a H:\ share instead of is handy desktop. Other problem is the files
> of
> Outlook or Thunderbird that can get big. The goal is to avoid email
> configuration each time the user changes to another workstation, so I
> can't
> configure the email client to store the files locally on the
> workstation.
>
> Could someone give me some lights in how I can circumvent this
> problem?

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your users.

Cheers,

TMS III

P.S. for email imap is a good idea.
>
>
>
> Thanks.
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From: John H Terpstra on
On 06/24/2010 07:04 AM, Pedro Rafael Alves Simoes wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to setup a PDC with Samba, but I have the known problem of the
> roaming profiles: big files. I think it's difficult to guarantee that a
> inexperienced user will copy is downloaded files, documents, or whatever,
> to a H:\ share instead of is handy desktop. Other problem is the files of
> Outlook or Thunderbird that can get big. The goal is to avoid email
> configuration each time the user changes to another workstation, so I can't
> configure the email client to store the files locally on the workstation.
>
> Could someone give me some lights in how I can circumvent this problem?
>
> Thanks.

You need folder redirection. Read chapter 5 of my book
"Samba3-ByExample" http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba3-ByExample.pdf

- John T.
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From: Carl Werner on
Roaming profiles with folder redirection...

Regards

Carl



tms3(a)tms3.com wrote:
>
>
>
>
>>
>> --- Original message ---
>> Subject: [Samba] Samba PDC and big files
>> From: Pedro Rafael Alves Simoes <pedro.a.simoes(a)gmail.com>
>> To: <samba(a)lists.samba.org>
>> Date: Thursday, 24/06/2010 5:03 AM
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm trying to setup a PDC with Samba, but I have the known problem of
>> the
>> roaming profiles: big files. I think it's difficult to guarantee that a
>> inexperienced user will copy is downloaded files, documents, or
>> whatever,
>> to a H:\ share instead of is handy desktop. Other problem is the
>> files of
>> Outlook or Thunderbird that can get big. The goal is to avoid email
>> configuration each time the user changes to another workstation, so I
>> can't
>> configure the email client to store the files locally on the
>> workstation.
>>
>> Could someone give me some lights in how I can circumvent this problem?
>
> BOFH's Guide to Electrified Keyboards: 101 Tips and tricks to train
> your users.
>
> Cheers,
>
> TMS III
>
> P.S. for email imap is a good idea.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks.
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From: Natxo Asenjo on
On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Pedro Rafael Alves Simoes
<pedro.a.simoes(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to setup a PDC with Samba, but I have the known problem of the
> roaming profiles: big files. I think it's difficult to guarantee that a
> inexperienced user will copy is downloaded files, documents, or whatever,
> to a H:\ share instead of is handy desktop. Other problem is the files of
> Outlook or Thunderbird that can get big. The goal is to avoid email
> configuration each time the user changes to another workstation, so I can't
> configure the email client to store the files locally on the workstation.

1. Do not store mail locally, you will lose mail if you do. Use a
central imap server for instance, it's also much easier for backups;

2. I set the user's desktop to readonly with cacls in the logon
scripts, problem solved (get yourself management's approval before you
try this, explain why it is necessary). If they do not want to listen
to you then ...

3. use folder redirection. This is harder to do in a pure samba 3
environment than in AD, but it is certainly doable. Soon, with samba 4
we will have all the group policy goodies :-)

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From: Linda W on
Pedro Rafael Alves Simoes wrote:
> I'm trying to setup a PDC with Samba, but I have the known problem of the
> roaming profiles: big files.
> Could someone give me some lights in how I can circumvent this problem?

Would quota's help?

Limit their space in their profiles and they'll manage the
problem ?


Folder redirection, as someone else mentioned -- put
their desktop in drive "H:\share".

Might be able to CSC (ClientSideCaching) to speed up
access to their desktop and such...


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