vyos.utils: T7648: only provide one chown function

Remove duplicate function definition vyos.utils.file.chown which was also
provided by vyos.utils.permission.chown.

2 files changed, 19 insertions, 35 deletions

diff --git a/python/vyos/utils/file.py b/python/vyos/utils/file.py
index 31c2361df..49bea567d 100644
--- a/python/vyos/utils/file.py
+++ b/python/vyos/utils/file.py
@@ -92,36 +92,6 @@ def read_json(fname, defaultonfailure=None):
             return defaultonfailure
         raise e
 
-def chown(path, user=None, group=None, recursive=False):
-    """ change file/directory owner """
-    from pwd import getpwnam
-    from grp import getgrnam
-
-    if user is None and group is None:
-        return False
-
-    # path may also be an open file descriptor
-    if not isinstance(path, int) and not os.path.exists(path):
-        return False
-
-    # keep current value if not specified otherwise
-    uid = -1
-    gid = -1
-
-    if user:
-        uid = getpwnam(user).pw_uid
-    if group:
-        gid = getgrnam(group).gr_gid
-
-    if recursive:
-        for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(path):
-            os.chown(dirpath, uid, gid)
-            for filename in filenames:
-                os.chown(os.path.join(dirpath, filename), uid, gid)
-    else:
-        os.chown(path, uid, gid)
-    return True
-
 
 def chmod(path, bitmask):
     # path may also be an open file descriptor
diff --git a/python/vyos/utils/permission.py b/python/vyos/utils/permission.py
index efd44bfeb..08bb7bdbc 100644
--- a/python/vyos/utils/permission.py
+++ b/python/vyos/utils/permission.py
@@ -15,23 +15,37 @@
 
 import os
 
-def chown(path, user, group):
+def chown(path, user=None, group=None, recursive=False):
     """ change file/directory owner """
     from pwd import getpwnam
     from grp import getgrnam
 
-    if user is None or group is None:
+    if user is None and group is None:
         return False
 
     # path may also be an open file descriptor
     if not isinstance(path, int) and not os.path.exists(path):
         return False
 
-    uid = getpwnam(user).pw_uid
-    gid = getgrnam(group).gr_gid
-    os.chown(path, uid, gid)
+    # keep current value if not specified otherwise
+    uid = -1
+    gid = -1
+
+    if user:
+        uid = getpwnam(user).pw_uid
+    if group:
+        gid = getgrnam(group).gr_gid
+
+    if recursive:
+        for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(path):
+            os.chown(dirpath, uid, gid)
+            for filename in filenames:
+                os.chown(os.path.join(dirpath, filename), uid, gid)
+    else:
+        os.chown(path, uid, gid)
     return True
 
+
 def chmod(path, bitmask):
     # path may also be an open file descriptor
     if not isinstance(path, int) and not os.path.exists(path):