Active Directory, ACLs and Applications trying to read write.

I work in a large 500 or so pc desktop domain. Some of my users have been trying to convert over to Macs and os x 10.5 but there seems to be a problem with communication with active directory.

I bind the macs to the domain and the users can login quite well. The problem occurs after the home drives for the users have been mounted. Running Firefox 3 and Adobe Acrobat 9 has become impossible with what seem to be read right errors to the user's profile. The profile is mounted using smb and permissions are set on the share via the server windows 2003 running AD.

The programs run very well as local user but we want these Macs to be on domain machines and not just have on and half off.

I have run into the possibly that ACLs are causing my read write issues and need a way to get leopard to stop trying to apply perms/acls to my home drive.

I have had these problems at all versions of leopard and I hope I have described the problem well enough. It is complicated and I may have posted in the wrong area but I feel the knowledge will make it's way here.

Your help will be so greatly appreciated that I will have a tree named after you on my campus. Maybe even a couple of shrubberies and a nice retaining wall to give it that 2 layered effect.

In gleeful anticipation and joy,
Wally