Index: lnt/trunk/lnt/testing/util/commands.py
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--- lnt/trunk/lnt/testing/util/commands.py
+++ lnt/trunk/lnt/testing/util/commands.py
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@
     executable.
 
     """
+    name = os.path.expanduser(name)
+
     # If the given name exists (or is a path), make it absolute.
     if os.path.exists(name):
         return os.path.abspath(name)