On 08/01/2012 04:06 AM, Leonard den Ottolander wrote: > Hello Paul, > > On Wed, 2012-08-01 at 01:39 -0600, Paul R. Ganci wrote: >> logon path = \\%L\profile\%u\%m >> logon home = \\%L\%u >> >> Perhaps the single backslashes being escapes for the following percent >> signs? Try doubling the backslashes, possibly the first two in the path >> as well. >> Thanks for the idea ... I gave this a try but it is not the issue. The path in the error message was different but no cigar. I am positive that the syntax specified above is correct for the /etc/samba/smb.conf file as it is documented this way all over the web. It really looks like there is a mapping missing somewhere. For example I am seeing: 2012/08/01 07:03:05.412614, 3] smbd/service.c:807(make_connection_snum) Connect path is '/mnt/home/profile' for service [profile] [2012/08/01 07:03:05.412655, 3] smbd/vfs.c:97(vfs_init_default) Initialising default vfs hooks [2012/08/01 07:03:05.412684, 3] smbd/vfs.c:122(vfs_init_custom) Initialising custom vfs hooks from [/[Default VFS]/] [2012/08/01 07:03:05.412806, 3] lib/util_sid.c:228(string_to_sid) string_to_sid: Sid @smbusers does not start with 'S-'. I do have some linux groups smbusers, smbadmins, smbguests defined in /etc/group smbusers:x:103:snichols,visitor smbadmins:x:107:root,ganci smbguests:x:108: and mapped the group like so: > net groupmap list Domain Users (S-1-5-21-2436759526-4149905533-814844971-513) -> smbusers Administrators (S-1-5-32-544) -> 100000 Domain Guests (S-1-5-21-2436759526-4149905533-814844971-514) -> smbguests Domain Admins (S-1-5-21-2436759526-4149905533-814844971-512) -> smbadmins Users (S-1-5-32-545) -> 100001 I even tried adding this /etc/samba/smb.conf entry: # Unix users can map to different SMB User names username map = /etc/samba/smbusers with /etc/samba/smbusers containing: > cat smbusers # Unix_name = SMB_name1 SMB_name2 ... root = Administrator administrator admin nobody = guest pcguest smbguest snichols = snichols ganci = ganci visitor = visitor None of it works. -- Paul (ganci at nurdog.com)