[Bug 397699] [NEW] samba fixes for roaming profiles introduce regressions

[Mark Hannon]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: samba

Faulty package = samba-2:3.3.2-1ubuntu3
Working package = samba-2:3.2.3-1ubuntu3 (from intrepid)

I recently upgraded my samba PDC from 8.10 to 9.04.  After this upgrade,
roaming profiles which had been working for a number of years with this
configuration started to fail.

The windows clients complained of 'ACCESS DENIED' and permission
problems.

Reviewing the changelog for samba I noted that 3.3.2 introduced a fix:
  * debian/patches/fix-upstream-bug-6186.patch: Fix for data loss
    with roaming profiles. (https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6186) 

I reverted to the samba version from intrepid and roaming profiles are
working again.

Further information:

>From smb.conf:

        [profile]
	comment = Windows User profiles
	path = /home
	read only = no
	profile acls = Yes
	create mask = 0600
	directory mask = 0700
	browseable = No

I store my profiles under the user $HOME as ~/.WinXP or ~/.Vista.V2
depending upon the client version.

** Affects: samba (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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samba fixes for roaming profiles introduce regressions
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