install_data_to_pki: Never create a pki/vars.example file

Having a pki/vars.example file exist, leads to the incorrect conclusion that a pki/vars file is suitable. Therefore, never create an example file. Signed-off-by: Richard T Bonhomme <[email protected]>
OpenVPN · Aug 30, 2023 · d05a89e · d05a89e
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commit d05a89e
Showing 1 changed file with 2 additions and 12 deletions.
diff --git a/easyrsa3/easyrsa b/easyrsa3/easyrsa
@@ -1455,9 +1455,9 @@ install_data_to_pki() {
 				EASYRSA_EXT_DIR "${area}/${x509_types_dir}"
 
 			# Find other files - Omitting "$vars_file"
+			# shellcheck disable=SC2066 # loop will only run once
 			for source in \
-				"$vars_file_example" \
-				"$ssl_cnf_file" \
+				"$ssl_cnf_file"
 				# EOL
 			do
 				# Find each item
@@ -1481,16 +1481,6 @@ install_data_to_pki $context: $EASYRSA_EXT_DIR"
 		return
 	fi
 
-	# Always require a pki/vars.example file
-	if [ -e "$EASYRSA_PKI/vars.example" ];then
-		: # ok
-	else
-		create_vars_example > "$EASYRSA_PKI/vars.example" || \
-			die "install_data_to_pki - create_vars_example FAILED"
-		verbose "\
-install_data_to_pki $context: create_vars_example OK"
-	fi
-
 	# Create PKI/vars from PKI/example
 	unset -v new_vars_true
 	if [ "$found_vars" = 1 ] || [ "$user_vars_true" ] || \