KDE desktop

[Bert Obbink <bert.obbink@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

At this moment I use an SuSE 6.3 system as a file- and logon server at
home. I have samba configured in such way that it is the primary
domaincontroller. When connecting from my w9) system, a logon box is
presented asking for my NT-logon password. Depending on the person that
logs on, samba puts the right directories under the drive mappings. E.g.
we all have a G:\ as application drive an H:\ as the personal home drive
etc. The registry and desktop is saved on the linux system as well, this

works great.

Except I want to replace W95 by KDE (or gnome). After setting a KDE
system up this week I realized that there are some difficulties to
conquer. Such as, the desktop, the passwords, the directories on the
file server etc.

When I place a second W95 system into my network all still works.
Changing a password only has to be done at one place. The local pc holds
*no* passwords.
How do I "mount" a smb filesystem under a directory at my desktop
system? The KDE tool KDE Explorer is capable of viewing smb share via a
smbclient, but how do I make that "share" available via something like
mount. I do not want to use NFS because I want to keep on using the
possibilities that samba offers, putting different directories under
shares. (%U)
It would be nice to keep on using de logon services, but I see not how
to do that. The KDE desktop system *does* need a password that is
located on the local system.

Does anyone have any experience on this field?

Thanks,

Bert


As a reply to "SaMBa, SWAT, chmod, & CREATE MASK" check if your parent
directory is set to 777. I know that Samba somethimes does strange
things if not set that way.