I think it is due to file/group permissions on SME Server but haven't locked it down yet (haven't turned server over to users yet thankfully).  I had to load the latest bleeding edge version (shudder) because 7.5.1 won't let Windows 7 log into the domain.
It is currently giving this error on the windoze side:
Windows cannot locate the server copy of your roaming profile and is attempting to log you on with your local profile. Changes to the profile will not be copied to the server when you logoff. Possible causes of this error include network problems or insufficient security rights. If this problem persists, contact your network administrator.   

DETAIL - The network name cannot be found. 

Windows cannot find the local profile and is logging you on with a temporary profile. Changes you make to this profile will be lost when you log off.

It doesn't happen for the admin user but I don't believe SME Server has the admin user on roaming profiles.  Samba errors make it look like a group/permission issue:

Samba errors in the log when I log in:
Aug 26 11:49:56 directory smbd[6413]: [2010/08/26 11:49:56,  0] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(1081)
Aug 26 11:49:56 directory smbd[6413]:   '/home/e-smith/files/samba/profiles' does not exist or permission denied when connecting to [Profiles] Error was Permission denied
Aug 26 11:49:56 directory smbd[6413]: [2010/08/26 11:49:56,  0] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(1081)
Aug 26 11:49:56 directory smbd[6413]:   '/home/e-smith/files/samba/profiles' does not exist or permission denied when connecting to [Profiles] Error was Permission denied
Aug 26 11:49:57 directory smbd[6413]: [2010/08/26 11:49:57,  0] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(1081)
Aug 26 11:49:57 directory smbd[6413]:   '/home/e-smith/files/samba/profiles' does not exist or permission denied when connecting to [Profiles] Error was Permission denied
Aug 26 11:50:14 directory smbd[6413]: [2010/08/26 11:50:14,  0] smbd/service.c:m
ake_connection_snum(1081)
Aug 26 11:50:14 directory smbd[6413]:   '/home/e-smith/files/samba/netlogon' doe
s not exist or permission denied when connecting to [netlogon] Error was Permission denied
Aug 26 11:50:15 directory smbd[6413]: [2010/08/26 11:50:15,  0] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(1081)
Aug 26 11:50:15 directory smbd[6413]:   '/home/e-smith/files/users/jd/home' does not exist or permission denied when connecting to [jd] Error was Permission denied
Aug 26 11:50:15 directory smbd[6413]: [2010/08/26 11:50:15,  0] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(1081)
Aug 26 11:50:15 directory smbd[6413]:   '/home/e-smith/files/users/jd/home' does not exist or permission denied when connecting to [jd] Error was Permission denied
Aug 26 11:50:16 directory smbd[6413]: [2010/08/26 11:50:16,  0] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(1081)
Aug 26 11:50:16 directory smbd[6413]:   '/home/e-smith/files/samba/netlogon' does not exist or permission denied when connecting to [netlogon] Error was Permission denied

Permissions look good to me  ?!?! :
[root@directory ~]# ls -la /home/e-smith/files/samba/ 
drwxrwxr-x 19 admin shared 4096 Aug 24 18:35 profiles

I am in that group:
[root@directory ~]# grep shared /etc/group
shared:x:500:www,admin,public,betty,bill,heidy.lavoix,nancy.fernandez,kajia.pete
rs,zhan.lui,jason.brooke,unprivledged,allusers,afls,jd

Just for grins I changed the group ownership on /home/e-smith/files from root.root to root.shared and I don't get that error when logging in.  

I do however still get theses errors: 

Aug 26 11:57:02 directory smbd[6442]: [2010/08/26 11:57:02,  0] smbd/service.c:set_current_service(191)
Aug 26 11:57:02 directory smbd[6442]:   chdir (/home/e-smith/files/samba/netlogon) failed
Aug 26 11:57:04 directory smbd[6442]: [2010/08/26 11:57:04,  0] smbd/service.c:set_current_service(191)
Aug 26 11:57:04 directory smbd[6442]:   chdir (/home/e-smith/files/samba/netlogon) failed
Aug 26 11:57:04 directory smbd[6442]: [2010/08/26 11:57:04,  0] smbd/service.c:set_current_service(191)
Aug 26 11:57:04 directory smbd[6442]:   chdir (/home/e-smith/files/samba/netlogon) failed

So.. lets try chmod 2750 /home/e-smith/files/samba/*  (found those perms online somewhere)
I think I might have fixed it :)  No errors on either side!
Hopefully next time I load SME Server it will just work :)

JD
On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 11:30, Eric Shubert <ejs@shubes.net> wrote:
Thanks, JD. I seem to remember that now, but missed it when I reviewed the thread this morning.

Looks like 'Cherry' is doing some spammy postings. I hate that type of noise. One of the reasons I dislike google groups.

Anyhow, what's your problem with roaming?

I've got redirection working on selected profile folders via NTConfig.POL (speeds up logging on/off tremendously), and the profiles out from under home, so homes are handled by dfs. All user data (including redirections) is now on a 2nd samba file server, except for the remaining profile folders. I'm getting permissions error (profile ownership) when logging on when I try to use profiles on the 2nd samba server.


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-Eric 'shubes'

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