The netlogon doesn't have permissions listed but profiles does; it seems the group name of the directory was mostly the issue (root):
[Profiles]
path = /home/e-smith/files/samba/profiles
writeable = yes
browseable = no
create mask = 0600
directory mask = 0700
csc policy = disable
hide files = /desktop.ini/ntuser.ini/NTUSER.*/

[netlogon]
comment = Network Logon Service
path = /home/e-smith/files/samba/netlogon
guest ok = yes
writable = yes
browseable = no


SME server uses a bunch of templates and has a system for building the smb.conf file that I'm still learning how to use such as:
db configuration setprop smb RecycleBin enabled
db configuration setprop smb KeepVersions enabled
signal-event group-modify shared
signal-event group-modify domain-admins
signal-event group-modify domain-users

I really hate using a bleeding edge version but I'll make it work :)
JD

On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 12:39, Eric Shubert <ejs@shubes.net> wrote:
What are the permissions in your smb.conf file?

(check logon path and [Profiles] in particular)