podman-systemd [Container] Network= does not support referencing templated containers

[Domini]

Issue Description

Manual says

If the name ends with .container, the container will reuse the network stack of another container created by $name.container. The generated systemd service contains a dependency on $name.service. Note: the corresponding .container file must exist.

However, if your [Container] Network= references a templated container (i.e. [email protected]), the service fails to generate at systemctl daemon-reload.

Steps to reproduce the issue

Steps to reproduce the issue

1. Create a templated container definition (e.g. [email protected]).
2. Symlink an instance of this container (e.g. ln -s [email protected] [email protected]).
3. Reference it in another container (e.g. anothercontainer.container [Container] Network=[email protected] or Network=[email protected]).
4. systemctl daemon-reload

Describe the results you received

anothercontainer.service fails to generate

Describe the results you expected

anothercontainer.service should reference --network container:[name of [email protected]]

podman info output

host:
  arch: amd64
  buildahVersion: 1.38.1
  cgroupControllers:
  - cpuset
  - cpu
  - io
  - memory
  - hugetlb
  - pids
  - rdma
  - misc
  cgroupManager: systemd
  cgroupVersion: v2
  conmon:
    package: conmon-2.1.12-3.fc41.x86_64
    path: /usr/bin/conmon
    version: 'conmon version 2.1.12, commit: '
  cpuUtilization:
    idlePercent: 99.87
    systemPercent: 0.07
    userPercent: 0.06
  cpus: 64
  databaseBackend: sqlite
  distribution:
    distribution: fedora
    version: "41"
  eventLogger: journald
  freeLocks: 2022
  hostname: fedora
  idMappings:
    gidmap: null
    uidmap: null
  kernel: 6.12.8-200.fc41.x86_64
  linkmode: dynamic
  logDriver: journald
  memFree: 138684092416
  memTotal: 270315503616
  networkBackend: netavark
  networkBackendInfo:
    backend: netavark
    dns:
      package: aardvark-dns-1.13.1-1.fc41.x86_64
      path: /usr/libexec/podman/aardvark-dns
      version: aardvark-dns 1.13.1
    package: netavark-1.13.1-1.fc41.x86_64
    path: /usr/libexec/podman/netavark
    version: netavark 1.13.1
  ociRuntime:
    name: crun
    package: crun-1.19.1-1.fc41.x86_64
    path: /usr/bin/crun
    version: |-
      crun version 1.19.1
      commit: 3e32a70c93f5aa5fea69b50256cca7fd4aa23c80
      rundir: /run/user/0/crun
      spec: 1.0.0
      +SYSTEMD +SELINUX +APPARMOR +CAP +SECCOMP +EBPF +CRIU +LIBKRUN +WASM:wasmedge +YAJL
  os: linux
  pasta:
    executable: /usr/bin/pasta
    package: passt-0^20250121.g4f2c8e7-2.fc41.x86_64
    version: |
      pasta 0^20250121.g4f2c8e7-2.fc41.x86_64
      Copyright Red Hat
      GNU General Public License, version 2 or later
        <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>
      This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
      There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
  remoteSocket:
    exists: true
    path: /run/podman/podman.sock
  rootlessNetworkCmd: pasta
  security:
    apparmorEnabled: false
    capabilities: CAP_CHOWN,CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE,CAP_FOWNER,CAP_FSETID,CAP_KILL,CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE,CAP_SETFCAP,CAP_SETGID,CAP_SETPCAP,CAP_SETUID,CAP_SYS_CHROOT
    rootless: false
    seccompEnabled: true
    seccompProfilePath: /usr/share/containers/seccomp.json
    selinuxEnabled: true
  serviceIsRemote: false
  slirp4netns:
    executable: ""
    package: ""
    version: ""
  swapFree: 8589930496
  swapTotal: 8589930496
  uptime: 44h 31m 11.00s (Approximately 1.83 days)
  variant: ""
plugins:
  authorization: null
  log:
  - k8s-file
  - none
  - passthrough
  - journald
  network:
  - bridge
  - macvlan
  - ipvlan
  volume:
  - local
registries:
  search:
  - registry.fedoraproject.org
  - registry.access.redhat.com
  - docker.io
store:
  configFile: /etc/containers/storage.conf
  containerStore:
    number: 7
    paused: 0
    running: 7
    stopped: 0
  graphDriverName: zfs
  graphOptions:
    zfs.mountopt: nodev
  graphRoot: /var/lib/containers/storage
  graphRootAllocated: 1760121192448
  graphRootUsed: 11141120
  graphStatus:
    Compression: "on"
    Parent Dataset: *
    Parent Quota: "no"
    Space Available: "1760110075904"
    Space Used By Parent: "939257856"
    Zpool: *
    Zpool Health: ONLINE
  imageCopyTmpDir: /var/tmp
  imageStore:
    number: 13
  runRoot: /run/containers/storage
  transientStore: false
  volumePath: /var/lib/containers/storage/volumes
version:
  APIVersion: 5.3.2
  Built: 1737504000
  BuiltTime: Wed Jan 22 03:00:00 2025
  GitCommit: ""
  GoVersion: go1.23.4
  Os: linux
  OsArch: linux/amd64
  Version: 5.3.2

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