Mac OS X Server 10.3: Windows User Profile Folder Must Have Proper Permissions
Summary
The Windows user profile folder must have proper ownership and permissions for this feature to work properly.
Proper ownership and permissions are required for the "Windows user profiles" feature to work properly. The default location for this feature is /Users/Profiles, but you are free to select any valid share point to host the user profiles.
Products Affected
Mac OS X Server 10.3
For example, if you were going to host user profiles on an alternate share point, such as /share_point/Example, permissions for the Example folder must be set to match the original permissions of /Users/Profiles.
The folder must be owned by the root user and staff group, with rwx permissions for owner and group (770). To set these permissions using Terminal, you could use these steps:
- 1. Type: chown root:staff /share_point/Example
Note: Replace "/share_point/Example" with the actual pathname of your share point.
2. Press Return.
3. Type: chmod 770 /share_point/Example
4. Press Return.
For more information about Windows user profiles see the Mac OS X Server 10.3: Windows Services Administration Guide.