[Samba] Error while opening Excel VBA macros in Samba PDC windows clients

[Prakash Velayutham]

Sorry all. The configuration file did not get attached. Here is the
complete message with the smb.conf file. Sorry again for double posting.
Any help greatly appreciated.

Server OS - SuSE Pro 9.0
Samba server version - samba3-3.0.9-1 (SuSE rpm)
Client - Windows XP Pro SP 2
Office XP SP 2

I have everything working well such as machines joining domain, users
logging in, roaming profiles etc. But when a user of the Samba domain
tries to open a Excel VBA document, the following error occurs.
"Error accessing the system registry"

Please note that the macro security settings are at LOW. If I say OK to
the previous error, then the system opens a window titled "Identity
Login" with 2 buttons "Log Off Identity" and "Manage Identities" and 2
other buttons "OK" and "Cancel". No actual identities are shown in this
window. And because of this reason "OK" button is greyed out. If I hit
"Cancel", then the system opens up the Excel sheet, but with an error
window saying essentially,

#############################################################
Microsoft Excel File Repair Log

Errors were detected in file 'C:\Documents and
Settings\prakash\Desktop\autox4.xls'
The following is a list of repairs:

Lost Visual Basic project.
Lost ActiveX controls.
#############################################################

I googled around, and tried this article from Microsoft KB,
"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q269383/";, but to no avail.

I turned on debugging on the server to 10, but does not help. I can see
that the server complains about some DLL files being unavailable, but
these errors don't show up when I try to open the excel sheet.

I am attaching the smb.conf file along.

Thanks,
Prakash

# smb.conf is the main Samba configuration file. You find a full
commented
# version at /usr/share/doc/packages/samba/examples/smb.conf.SUSE
# Date: 2004-07-21
[global]
        unix charset = LOCALE
        workgroup = CMC-NT
        netbios name = MCPILDAP1
        server string = SAMBA-LDAP PDC Server

        ldap passwd sync = Yes
        passdb backend = ldapsam:ldap://127.0.0.1/
;       username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
        log level = 10
        syslog = 0
;       log file = /var/log/samba/%m
        max log size = 50
        smb ports = 139 445
        name resolve order = wins bcast hosts
        time server = yes
        printcap name = cups
        show add printer wizard = no
        printing = cups
        printer admin = @ntadmin, root, administrator
;       printcap cache time = 750
;       cups options = raw

        add user script = /usr/sbin/smbldap-useradd -a -m "%u"
        delete user script = /usr/sbin/smbldap-userdel "%u"
        add group script = /usr/sbin/smbldap-groupadd -p "%g"
        delete group script = /usr/sbin/smbldap-groupdel "%g"
        add user to group script = /usr/sbin/smbldap-groupmod -m "%u"
"%g"
        delete user from group script = /usr/sbin/smbldap-groupmod -x
"%u" "%g"
        set primary group script = /usr/sbin/smbldap-usermod -g "%g"
"%u"
        add machine script =
/usr/local/sbin/smbldap-tools/smbldap-useradd.pl -w "%u"
        remote announce = 10.10.80.255 10.1.64.255

        logon script = scripts\logon.bat
;       logon path = \\MCPILDAP1\%U\%U
        logon drive = X:
;       homedir map = auto.users
;       NIS homedir = yes

        domain logons = yes
        preferred master = yes
        domain master = yes
        local master = yes
        wins support = no

        idmap backend = ldap:ldap://127.0.0.1/
        ldap admin dn = cn=Manager,o=tchrf,c=us
        ldap suffix = o=tchrf,c=us
        ldap group suffix = ou=PI-groups
        ldap user suffix = ou=PI-users
        ldap machine suffix = ou=PI-hosts
        ldap idmap suffix = ou=Idmap
;       idmap uid = 10000-20000
;       idmap gid = 10000-20000
        map acl inherit = yes
;       ldap ssl = start_tls

        ldap delete dn = yes
        encrypt passwords = yes
;       logon home = \\MCPILDAP1\homes
        os level = 33
        Dos charset = 850
        Unix charset = ISO8859-1
;       map to guest = Bad User
        guest account = nobody
        security = user

        wins server = 10.1.3.200 10.1.1.200
        winbind separator = +
        winbind uid = 10000-20000
        winbind gid = 10000-20000

[homes]
        comment = Home Directories
        valid users = %U
        read only = No
        create mask = 0664
        directory mask = 0775
        browseable = No
[profiles]
        comment = Roaming Profiles Share
        path = /var/lib/samba/profiles
        read only = No
        create mask = 0600
        directory mask = 0700
        browseable = No
        guest ok = yes
        profile acls = yes
        csc policy = disable
        force user = %U
        valid users = %U @"Domain Admins"
;       store dos attributes = Yes
[users]
        comment = All users
        path = /home
        read only = No
        inherit permissions = Yes
        veto files = /aquota.user/groups/shares/
[groups]
        comment = All groups
        path = /home/groups
        read only = No
        inherit permissions = Yes
[pdf]
        comment = PDF creator
        path = /var/tmp
        printable = Yes
        print command = /usr/bin/smbprngenpdf -J '%J' -c %c -s %s -u
'%u' -z %z
        create mask = 0600
[printers]
        comment = All Printers
        path = /var/spool/samba
        printable = Yes
        create mask = 0600
        browseable = No
        printer admin = root,prakash
        guest ok = Yes
[print$]
        comment = Printer Drivers
        path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
        write list = @ntadmin root
        printer admin = @ntadmin root
        force group = ntadmin
        create mask = 0664
        directory mask = 0775
[netlogon]
        comment = Network Logon Service
        path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon
;       admin users = root,prakash
        guest ok = Yes
        read only = Yes
        browseable = No