print error for /home/netblue in profile files (#3071)

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/firejail/macros.c b/src/firejail/macros.c
index e52a7a430..2623d794f 100644
--- a/src/firejail/macros.c
+++ b/src/firejail/macros.c
@@ -208,7 +208,11 @@ char *expand_macros(const char *path) {
 
         // Replace home macro
         char *new_name = NULL;
-        if (strncmp(path, "${HOME}", 7) == 0) {
+        if (strncmp(path, "$HOME", 5) == 0) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "Error: $HOME is not allowed in profile files, please replace it with ${HOME}\n");
+                exit(1);
+        }
+        else if (strncmp(path, "${HOME}", 7) == 0) {
                 if (asprintf(&new_name, "%s%s", cfg.homedir, path + 7) == -1)
                         errExit("asprintf");
                 if(called_as_root)