3 files changed, 47 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/python/vyos/utils/__init__.py b/python/vyos/utils/__init__.py
index 1cd062a11..90620071b 100644
--- a/python/vyos/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/python/vyos/utils/__init__.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from vyos.utils import assertion
 from vyos.utils import auth
 from vyos.utils import boot
 from vyos.utils import commit
+from vyos.utils import configfs
 from vyos.utils import convert
 from vyos.utils import cpu
 from vyos.utils import dict
diff --git a/python/vyos/utils/auth.py b/python/vyos/utils/auth.py
index a59858d72..d014f756f 100644
--- a/python/vyos/utils/auth.py
+++ b/python/vyos/utils/auth.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # authutils -- miscelanneous functions for handling passwords and publis keys
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2018 VyOS maintainers and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 2023-2024 VyOS maintainers and contributors
 #
 # This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of
 # the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
@@ -11,13 +11,12 @@
 # See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this library;
-# if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA 
+# if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 
 import re
 
 from vyos.utils.process import cmd
 
-
 def make_password_hash(password):
     """ Makes a password hash for /etc/shadow using mkpasswd """
 
@@ -39,3 +38,10 @@ def split_ssh_public_key(key_string, defaultname=""):
         raise ValueError("Bad key type \'{0}\', must be one of must be one of ssh-rsa, ssh-dss, ecdsa-sha2-nistp<256|384|521> or ssh-ed25519".format(key_type))
 
     return({"type": key_type, "data": key_data, "name": key_name})
+
+def get_current_user() -> str:
+    import os
+    current_user = 'nobody'
+    if 'SUDO_USER' in os.environ:
+        current_user = os.environ['SUDO_USER']
+    return current_user
diff --git a/python/vyos/utils/configfs.py b/python/vyos/utils/configfs.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8617f0129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/vyos/utils/configfs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Copyright 2024 VyOS maintainers and contributors <maintainers@vyos.io>
+#
+# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import os
+
+def delete_cli_node(cli_path: list):
+    from shutil import rmtree
+    for config_dir in ['VYATTA_TEMP_CONFIG_DIR', 'VYATTA_CHANGES_ONLY_DIR']:
+        tmp = os.path.join(os.environ[config_dir], '/'.join(cli_path))
+        # delete CLI node
+        if os.path.exists(tmp):
+            rmtree(tmp)
+
+def add_cli_node(cli_path: list, value: str=None):
+    from vyos.utils.auth import get_current_user
+    from vyos.utils.file import write_file
+
+    current_user = get_current_user()
+    for config_dir in ['VYATTA_TEMP_CONFIG_DIR', 'VYATTA_CHANGES_ONLY_DIR']:
+        # store new value
+        tmp = os.path.join(os.environ[config_dir], '/'.join(cli_path))
+        write_file(f'{tmp}/node.val', value, user=current_user, group='vyattacfg', mode=0o664)
+        # mark CLI node as modified
+        if config_dir == 'VYATTA_CHANGES_ONLY_DIR':
+            write_file(f'{tmp}/.modified', '', user=current_user, group='vyattacfg', mode=0o664)