[GH-ISSUE #6032] Support ${HOME} and ~ in --netfilter= #3162

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opened 2026-05-05 09:47:12 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 0 comments

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Originally created by @michelesr on GitHub (Oct 3, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/6032

Description

${HOME} and ~ don't expand in the netfilter file name in a profile. It works when passed as cli argument --netfilter=~/somefile.

Error: invalid network filter file ~/somefile

While passing those paths in the cli with --netfilter=${HOME}/somefile or--netfilter=${HOME}/somefile

Steps to Reproduce

create a profile with netfilter ~/somefile of netfilter ${HOME}/somefile
run firejail with that profile

Expected behavior

The netfilter profile is loaded.

Actual behavior

Error: invalid network filter file ~/somefile

Environment:

firejail version 0.9.72
Arch Linux

Originally created by @michelesr on GitHub (Oct 3, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/6032  ### Description `${HOME}` and `~` don't expand in the `netfilter` file name in a profile. It works when passed as cli argument `--netfilter=~/somefile`. ``` Error: invalid network filter file ~/somefile ``` While passing those paths in the cli with `--netfilter=${HOME}/somefile` or`--netfilter=${HOME}/somefile` ### Steps to Reproduce 1) create a profile with `netfilter ~/somefile` of `netfilter ${HOME}/somefile` 2) run firejail with that profile ### Expected behavior The netfilter profile is loaded. ### Actual behavior ``` Error: invalid network filter file ~/somefile ``` Environment: - firejail version 0.9.72 - Arch Linux

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[PR #3162] [MERGED] refactor claws-mail and sylpheed as whitelist profiles #4665

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