3 files changed, 23 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/source4/param/loadparm.c b/source4/param/loadparm.c
index 2d9af33325..c1a012474b 100644
--- a/source4/param/loadparm.c
+++ b/source4/param/loadparm.c
@@ -2427,13 +2427,19 @@ const char *lp_configfile(struct loadparm_context *lp_ctx)
 	return lp_ctx->szConfigFile;
 }
 
-bool lp_load_default(struct loadparm_context *lp_ctx)
+const char *lp_default_path(void)
 {
-    const char *path;
     if (getenv("SMB_CONF_PATH"))
-        path = getenv("SMB_CONF_PATH");
+        return getenv("SMB_CONF_PATH");
     else
-        path = dyn_CONFIGFILE;
+        return dyn_CONFIGFILE;
+}
+
+bool lp_load_default(struct loadparm_context *lp_ctx)
+{
+    const char *path;
+
+    path = lp_default_path();
 
     if (!file_exist(path)) {
 	    /* We allow the default smb.conf file to not exist, 
diff --git a/source4/param/param.h b/source4/param/param.h
index ba0dbfd0fa..3d257be062 100644
--- a/source4/param/param.h
+++ b/source4/param/param.h
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ void lp_killunused(struct loadparm_context *lp_ctx,
 struct loadparm_context *loadparm_init(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx);
 const char *lp_configfile(struct loadparm_context *lp_ctx);
 bool lp_load_default(struct loadparm_context *lp_ctx);
+const char *lp_default_path(void);
 
 /**
  * Load the services array from the services file.
diff --git a/source4/param/pyparam.c b/source4/param/pyparam.c
index 0061eadc54..42775908ea 100644
--- a/source4/param/pyparam.c
+++ b/source4/param/pyparam.c
@@ -358,6 +358,17 @@ struct loadparm_context *py_default_loadparm_context(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx)
     return ret;
 }
 
+static PyObject *py_default_path(PyObject *self)
+{
+    return PyString_FromString(lp_default_path());
+}
+
+static PyMethodDef pyparam_methods[] = {
+    { "default_path", (PyCFunction)py_default_path, METH_NOARGS, 
+        "Returns the default smb.conf path." },
+    { NULL }
+};
+
 void initparam(void)
 {
 	PyObject *m;
@@ -365,7 +376,7 @@ void initparam(void)
 	if (PyType_Ready(&PyLoadparmContext) < 0)
 		return;
 
-	m = Py_InitModule3("param", NULL, "Parsing and writing Samba configuration files.");
+	m = Py_InitModule3("param", pyparam_methods, "Parsing and writing Samba configuration files.");
 	if (m == NULL)
 		return;