9 files changed, 13 insertions, 31 deletions
diff --git a/python/vyos/config.py b/python/vyos/config.py
index e5963c19a..5bd8fb072 100644
--- a/python/vyos/config.py
+++ b/python/vyos/config.py
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ import json
 import subprocess
 
 import vyos.configtree
-import vyos.util
 
 
 class VyOSError(Exception):
@@ -112,11 +111,6 @@ class Config(object):
         else:
             session_config_text = running_config_text
 
-        # The output of showConfig does not escape backslashes, as is expected
-        # by ConfigTree().
-        session_config_text = vyos.util.escape_backslash(session_config_text)
-        running_config_text = vyos.util.escape_backslash(running_config_text)
-
         self._session_config = vyos.configtree.ConfigTree(session_config_text)
         self._running_config = vyos.configtree.ConfigTree(running_config_text)
 
diff --git a/python/vyos/configtree.py b/python/vyos/configtree.py
index 77cffe90b..0274f3573 100644
--- a/python/vyos/configtree.py
+++ b/python/vyos/configtree.py
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ import json
 from ctypes import cdll, c_char_p, c_void_p, c_int
 
 
+def escape_backslash(string: str) -> str:
+    """Escape single backslashes in string that are not in escape sequence"""
+    p = re.compile(r'(?<!\\)[\\](?!b|f|n|r|t|\\[^bfnrt])')
+    result = p.sub(r'\\\\', string)
+    return result
+
 def strip_comments(s):
     """ Split a config string into the config section and the trailing comments """
     INITIAL = 0
@@ -169,6 +175,7 @@ class ConfigTree(object):
         self.__destroy.argtypes = [c_void_p]
 
         config_section, comments_section = strip_comments(config_string)
+        config_section = escape_backslash(config_section)
         config = self.__from_string(config_section.encode())
         if config is None:
             msg = self.__get_error().decode()
diff --git a/python/vyos/util.py b/python/vyos/util.py
index 659a702fd..67a602f7a 100644
--- a/python/vyos/util.py
+++ b/python/vyos/util.py
@@ -199,9 +199,3 @@ def is_admin() -> bool:
     current_user = getpass.getuser()
     (_, _, _, admin_group_members) = grp.getgrnam('sudo')
     return current_user in admin_group_members
-
-def escape_backslash(string: str) -> str:
-    """Escape single backslashes in string that are not in escape sequence"""
-    p = re.compile(r'(?<!\\)[\\](?!b|f|n|r|t|\\[^bfnrt])')
-    result = p.sub(r'\\\\', string)
-    return result
diff --git a/src/conf_mode/interfaces-geneve.py b/src/conf_mode/interfaces-geneve.py
index ba684b553..7322e0c50 100755
--- a/src/conf_mode/interfaces-geneve.py
+++ b/src/conf_mode/interfaces-geneve.py
@@ -19,10 +19,8 @@ import os
 from sys import exit
 from copy import deepcopy
 
-from vyos.configdict import list_diff
 from vyos.config import Config
 from vyos.ifconfig import GeneveIf, Interface
-from vyos.interfaces import get_type_of_interface
 from vyos import ConfigError
 from netifaces import interfaces
 
diff --git a/src/conf_mode/interfaces-vxlan.py b/src/conf_mode/interfaces-vxlan.py
index 30ff1755d..c1fedc824 100755
--- a/src/conf_mode/interfaces-vxlan.py
+++ b/src/conf_mode/interfaces-vxlan.py
@@ -19,10 +19,8 @@ import os
 from sys import exit
 from copy import deepcopy
 
-from vyos.configdict import list_diff
 from vyos.config import Config
 from vyos.ifconfig import VXLANIf, Interface
-from vyos.interfaces import get_type_of_interface
 from vyos import ConfigError
 from netifaces import interfaces
 
diff --git a/src/helpers/vyos-merge-config.py b/src/helpers/vyos-merge-config.py
index e9a14ae98..7ae62cfb3 100755
--- a/src/helpers/vyos-merge-config.py
+++ b/src/helpers/vyos-merge-config.py
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ merge_config_tree = ConfigTree(config_file)
 effective_config = Config()
 
 output_effective_config = effective_config.show_config()
-# showConfig (called by config.show_config() does not escape
-# backslashes, which configtree expects; cf. T1001.
-output_effective_config = output_effective_config.replace("\\", "\\\\")
 
 effective_config_tree = ConfigTree(output_effective_config)
 
diff --git a/src/op_mode/powerctrl.py b/src/op_mode/powerctrl.py
index e3644e063..46ebf5ffb 100755
--- a/src/op_mode/powerctrl.py
+++ b/src/op_mode/powerctrl.py
@@ -60,7 +60,11 @@ def check_shutdown():
 
 def cancel_shutdown():
   try:
-    cmd = check_output(["/sbin/shutdown","-c"])
+    timenow = datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+    cmd = check_output(["/sbin/shutdown","-c","--no-wall"])
+    message = "Reboot scheduled has been cancelled %s" % timenow
+    #Generate broadcast message about cancel reboot
+    os.system("wall %s" % message)
   except CalledProcessError as e:
     sys.exit("Error aborting shutdown: %s" % e)
 
@@ -105,7 +109,7 @@ def execute_shutdown(time, reboot = True, ask=True):
   else:
     sys.exit("Could not decode time and date")
 
-  print(cmd.decode().split(",",1)[0])
+  check_shutdown()
 
 def chk_vyatta_based_reboots():
   ### T870 commit-confirm is still using the vyatta code base, once gone, the code below can be removed
diff --git a/src/services/vyos-http-api-server b/src/services/vyos-http-api-server
index 9b6d7e979..1abaed873 100755
--- a/src/services/vyos-http-api-server
+++ b/src/services/vyos-http-api-server
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import traceback
 import threading
 
 import vyos.config
-import vyos.util
 
 import bottle
 
@@ -213,7 +212,6 @@ def get_value():
                 config_format = command['configFormat']
 
             res = session.show_config(path=command['path'])
-            res = vyos.util.escape_backslash(res)
             if config_format == 'json':
                 config_tree = vyos.configtree.ConfigTree(res)
                 res = json.loads(config_tree.to_json())
diff --git a/src/utils/vyos-config-to-commands b/src/utils/vyos-config-to-commands
index 7147bc5ff..8b50f7c5d 100755
--- a/src/utils/vyos-config-to-commands
+++ b/src/utils/vyos-config-to-commands
@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@ else:
     except OSError as e:
         print("Could not read config file {0}: {1}".format(file_name, e), file=sys.stderr)
 
-# This script is usually called with the output of "cli-shell-api showCfg", which does not
-# escape backslashes. "ConfigTree()" expects escaped backslashes when parsing a config
-# string (and also prints them itself). Therefore this script would fail.
-# Manually escape backslashes here to handle backslashes in any configuration strings
-# properly. The alternative would be to modify the output of "cli-shell-api showCfg",
-# but that may be break other things who rely on that specific output.
-config_string = config_string.replace("\\", "\\\\")
-
 try:
     config = ConfigTree(config_string)
     commands = config.to_commands()