[H-GEN] Win XP roaming profiles with Linux?

[R&J Stuart]

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David Duffy wrote:
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> Hilton:
> 
>> I agree with using Win 2k for testing here, but disagree totally that
>> you have "been let down by old MS" - after all, you ar eplainly told
>> that Windows XP Home cannot log in to a domain - even its product name
>> indicates that it is a Home User operating system, not a business OS.
> 
> 
> OK, looks like I'm screwed - I only have Windows XP Home installed and
> I'm not about to go out and buy 3 XP Professional licences at full price.

You should be able to use XP with samba - you should be able to see and 
connect to shares (you might need to apply a registry hack or two 
signorseal etc).  Being part of a windows domain is really an central 
authentication issue; you can still connect to other windows and samba 
servers without joining a domain; you just lose out on roaming profiles, 
logon scripts and central authenticationn.

Perhaps someone who uses XP with samba could suggest which registry 
hacks are needed?

Regards,

Robert


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