Index: /trunk/src/VBox/ValidationKit/tests/additions/tdAddGuestCtrl.py
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--- /trunk/src/VBox/ValidationKit/tests/additions/tdAddGuestCtrl.py	(revision 84668)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/ValidationKit/tests/additions/tdAddGuestCtrl.py	(revision 84669)
@@ -3339,7 +3339,4 @@
             [ tdTestDirCreate(sDirectory = '/..' ), tdTestResultFailure() ],
             [ tdTestDirCreate(sDirectory = '/../' ), tdTestResultFailure() ],
-            # Format strings. Dangerous.
-            [ tdTestDirCreate(sDirectory = 'foo%sbar%sbaz%d' ), tdTestResultFailure() ],
-            [ tdTestDirCreate(sDirectory = '%f%%boo%%bar%RI32' ), tdTestResultFailure() ],
         ];
         if oTestVm.isWindows() or oTestVm.isOS2():
@@ -3366,4 +3363,7 @@
             [ tdTestDirCreate(sDirectory = oTestVm.pathJoin(sScratch, 'foo', 'bar', 'baz'),
                               afFlags = (vboxcon.DirectoryCreateFlag_Parents,) ), tdTestResultSuccess() ],
+            # Try format strings as directories.
+            [ tdTestDirCreate(sDirectory = oTestVm.pathJoin(sScratch, 'foo%sbar%sbaz%d' )), tdTestResultSuccess() ],
+            [ tdTestDirCreate(sDirectory = oTestVm.pathJoin(sScratch, '%f%%boo%%bar%RI32' )), tdTestResultSuccess() ],
             # Long random names.
             [ tdTestDirCreate(sDirectory = oTestVm.pathJoin(sScratch, self.oTestFiles.generateFilenameEx(36, 28))),