[KLUG Members] Samba client vs. WinXPee

[Adam Tauno Williams]

On Sat, 2003-05-10 at 01:54, Jim C wrote:
> My theory:
> 
> I run a Samba-LDAP PDC here on my home net. 

What version 2.x or 3alpha?

> What I've noticed is that 
> Windows actually keeps files on both the server and the client and 
> synchronizes them.  

Yep, that is "roaming profiles".  Great idea, lousy implementation
(SHOCK!).  You can, and should, control what elements are stored and
cached via policies.

> Probably does this using a tool similar to rsync. 

Nope, just file timestamps and CIFS copy operations.  If it used
something like rsync it would probably work a whole lot better.

>  This 
> happens on the client side not the server side so a Linux box that logs in 
> may exhibit different behavior accounting for the differences.

Yep, a Linux client won't have anything to do with the [profiles] share.