[Bug 1583324] Re: Samba won't start when an include statement in smb.conf has a variable substitution

[Andreas Hasenack]

Trusty verification

Starting with the packages that show the bug:
ubuntu at trusty-samba-include-1583324:~$ apt-cache policy samba
samba:
  Installed: 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.16
  Candidate: 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.16
  Version table:
 *** 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.16 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status


ubuntu at trusty-samba-include-1583324:~$ sudo samba-tool testparm -d 2
lpcfg_load: refreshing parameters from /etc/samba/smb.conf
Can't find include file /etc/samba/smb.conf.%U
ERROR: Unable to load default file
ubuntu at trusty-samba-include-1583324:~$ echo $?
255


Upgrading to the packages from proposed:
ubuntu at trusty-samba-include-1583324:~$ apt-cache policy samba
samba:
  Installed: 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.17
  Candidate: 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.17
  Version table:
 *** 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.17 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-proposed/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status


The testparm command now works. It shows the config file, remarks that the "%U" file was ignored, and exits with status 0:
ubuntu at trusty-samba-include-1583324:~$ sudo samba-tool testparm -d 2
lpcfg_load: refreshing parameters from /etc/samba/smb.conf
Tried to load /etc/samba/smb.conf.%U but variable substitution in filename, ignoring file.
Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions

# Global parameters
[global]
	netbios name = SAMBA
	server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)
	map to guest = Bad User
	obey pam restrictions = Yes
	pam password change = Yes
	passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
	passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
	unix password sync = Yes
	log level = 2
	log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
	max log size = 1000
	usershare allow guests = Yes
	panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
	idmap config * : backend = tdb
	include = /etc/samba/smb.conf.%U
ubuntu at trusty-samba-include-1583324:~$ echo $?
0

Trusty verification complete.

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Title:
  Samba won't start when an include statement in smb.conf has a variable
  substitution

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