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-rw-r--r--python/vyos/defaults.py2
-rw-r--r--python/vyos/util.py8
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/python/vyos/defaults.py b/python/vyos/defaults.py
index ac831c176..36185f16a 100644
--- a/python/vyos/defaults.py
+++ b/python/vyos/defaults.py
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@
directories = {
"data": "/usr/share/vyos/"
}
+
+cfg_group = 'vyattacfg'
diff --git a/python/vyos/util.py b/python/vyos/util.py
index 3c454ed4a..1419e490b 100644
--- a/python/vyos/util.py
+++ b/python/vyos/util.py
@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@
# License along with this library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
import re
+import grp
import psutil
+import vyos.defaults
+
+
def read_file(path):
""" Read a file to string """
with open(path, 'r') as f:
@@ -114,3 +118,7 @@ def seconds_to_human(s, separator=""):
result = "{0}{1}{2}s".format(result, separator, seconds)
return result
+
+def get_cfg_group_id():
+ group_data = grp.getgrnam(vyos.defaults.cfg_group)
+ return group_data.gr_gid