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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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