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[Impact]
* The default tools.conf template shipped with the Ubuntu package is
useless - it gets cleared on the first run as it contains an
unrecognized content.
[Test Case]
* Install open-vm-tools.
* Check contents of /etc/vmware-tools/tools.conf.
* Start vmtoolsd service e.g. by systemctl start open-vm-tools.
* Check tools.conf contents again.
Expected result:
Config is read an left untouched.
Actual result:
Config file is cleared.
[Regression Potential]
* If any of the parameters in the template is set to a non-default value
the behaviour of vmtoolsd may change slightly (e.g. different log verbosity,
log target - file vs. syslog).
[Other Info]
* Original bug description:
The tools.conf template shipped with Ubuntu (debian/local/tools.conf) is
incorrect.
It's current contents:
bindir = "/usr/bin"
do not mean anything to open-vm-tools - it's not interpreted in any way by
vmtoolsd.
Moreover, on the first launch this content is cleared by a piece of code
doing a "config upgrade".
I believe replacing it with a more meaningful content is necessary.
** Affects: open-vm-tools
Importance: Unknown
Status: New
** Affects: open-vm-tools (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Fix Released
** Tags: sts
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incorrect tools.conf template is shipped with Ubuntu
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1748122
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