This bug was initially created as a copy of Bug #2017924 I am copying this bug because: Description of problem: When using the include directive in the [main] section, TuneD improperly processes profile included when profile names end in non word characters such as '-', '^', ... Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): All, including the current upstream version. How reproducible: Always. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Create TuneD profile "bz" with the following content. [main] summary=PoC include=provider-,balanced 2. Create en empty "provider-" profile: mkdir -p /etc/tuned/provider-/ touch /etc/tuned/provider-/tuned.conf 3. systemctl stop tuned --now 4. tuned --no-dbus Actual results: 2021-10-27 13:43:50,984 INFO tuned.daemon.application: dynamic tuning is globally disabled 2021-10-27 13:43:50,989 DEBUG tuned.daemon.daemon: initializing daemon 2021-10-27 13:43:50,989 INFO tuned.daemon.daemon: using sleep interval of 1 second(s) 2021-10-27 13:43:50,989 INFO tuned.daemon.daemon: Running in automatic mode, checking what profile is recommended for your configuration. 2021-10-27 13:43:50,990 INFO tuned.daemon.daemon: Using 'bz' profile 2021-10-27 13:43:50,991 INFO tuned.profiles.loader: loading profile: bz 2021-10-27 13:43:50,993 ERROR tuned.daemon.daemon: Cannot set initial profile. No tunings will be enabled: Cannot load profile(s) 'bz': Cannot find profile 'provider-,balanced' in '['/etc/tuned', '/usr/lib/tuned']'. 2021-10-27 13:43:50,993 INFO tuned.daemon.controller: starting controller Expected results: TuneD profiles "provider-" and "balanced" successfully applied.