4 files changed, 35 insertions, 28 deletions
diff --git a/libvyosconfig b/libvyosconfig
-Subproject 6da131348730ffeeaebf88e02b2f8af48494d8c
+Subproject d0c3b937497cc1132a485372c85ab189653c202
diff --git a/python/vyos/configsource.py b/python/vyos/configsource.py
index 949216722..24a17c711 100644
--- a/python/vyos/configsource.py
+++ b/python/vyos/configsource.py
@@ -354,6 +354,13 @@ class ConfigSourceVyconfSession(ConfigSource):
         # cf. T7374
         self._level = []
 
+    def __del__(self):
+        try:
+            if not self._vyconf_session.in_session():
+                self._vyconf_session.teardown()
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+
     def get_level(self):
         return self._level
 
diff --git a/python/vyos/vyconf_session.py b/python/vyos/vyconf_session.py
index 3cf5fb4e3..4b79073ab 100644
--- a/python/vyos/vyconf_session.py
+++ b/python/vyos/vyconf_session.py
@@ -67,10 +67,6 @@ class VyconfSession:
 
         self.on_error = on_error
 
-    def __del__(self):
-        if not self.in_config_session:
-            self.teardown()
-
     def teardown(self):
         vyconf_client.send_request('teardown', token=self.__token)
 
@@ -223,6 +219,7 @@ class VyconfSession:
 
     @raise_exception
     def save_config(self, file: str, append_version: bool = False) -> tuple[str, int]:
+        file = os.path.realpath(file)
         out = vyconf_client.send_request('save', token=self.__token, location=file)
         if append_version:
             append_system_version(file)
diff --git a/src/helpers/vyconf_cli.py b/src/helpers/vyconf_cli.py
index 53542dd63..9a614675b 100755
--- a/src/helpers/vyconf_cli.py
+++ b/src/helpers/vyconf_cli.py
@@ -39,9 +39,12 @@ if hasattr(vs, func_name):
 else:
     sys.exit(f'Call unimplemented: {func_name}')
 
-out = func()
-if isinstance(out, bool):
+res = func()
+if isinstance(res, bool):
     # for use in shell scripts
-    sys.exit(int(not out))
+    sys.exit(int(not res))
 
-print(out)
+if isinstance(res, tuple):
+    out, err = res
+    print(out)
+    sys.exit(err)