[Owncloud] LDAP users and LDAP-authenticated SMB storage

[Vieri]

--- On Mon, 5/27/13, Vieri <rentorbuy at yahoo.com> wrote:

> --- On Fri, 5/24/13, Arthur Schiwon <blizzz at owncloud.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > > If you want a specific Home Directory Name, go
> > to "LDAP
> > > configuration / Advanced tab / Special Attributes
> /
> > User Home Folder Naming
> > > Rule".
> 
> Can I set an SMB/CIFS path in "User Home Folder Naming Rule"
> that requires AD user authentication? For example, as
> owncloud admin user, I'd like to set "User Home Folder
> Naming Rule" to something like smb//server/share/remotedir
> (for all LDAP/AD users I have SMB shares such as
> //myserver/usershare/username). So, whenever an AD user logs
> in, owncloud will mount the remote SMB resource as the
> user's home dir. Since the remote resource requires
> authentication, owncloud should authenticate using the same
> credentials that were entered when the user logged into
> owncloud.
> 
> Is this possible?
> If so, how?
> I know I can mount an SMB filesystem at OS level and set
> that path in "User Home Folder Naming Rule". However, can I
> use placeholders such as %uid in this field? Also, how can I
> make sure owncloud will use the user's credentials to access
> this "user home folder"? Are there placeholders for username
> and password given at owncloud login page?

I noticed a mount.json file in the root "data" dir. Could I manually edit this file for my purposes? (ie, add a "default" user-authenticated remote storage for everyone, without explicitly setting user+password, unless placeholders can be used).
 
Vieri