2 files changed, 34 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/python/vyos/template.py b/python/vyos/template.py
index 6c73ce753..e4b253ed3 100644
--- a/python/vyos/template.py
+++ b/python/vyos/template.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from jinja2 import Environment
 from jinja2 import FileSystemLoader
 
 from vyos.defaults import directories
+from vyos.util import chmod, chown, makedir
 
 
 # reuse the same Environment to improve performance
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ _templates_mem = {
 }
 
 
-def render(destination, template, content, trim_blocks=False, formater=None):
+def render(destination, template, content, trim_blocks=False, formater=None, permission=None, user=None, group=None):
     """
     render a template from the template directory, it will raise on any errors
     destination: the file where the rendered template must be saved
@@ -46,6 +47,10 @@ def render(destination, template, content, trim_blocks=False, formater=None):
     (recovering the load time and overhead caused by having the file out of the code)
     """
 
+    # Create the directory if it does not exists
+    folder = os.path.dirname(destination)
+    makedir(folder, user, group)
+
     # Setup a renderer for the given template
     # This is cached and re-used for performance
     if template not in _templates_mem[trim_blocks]:
@@ -63,3 +68,6 @@ def render(destination, template, content, trim_blocks=False, formater=None):
     # Write client config file
     with open(destination, 'w') as f:
         f.write(content)
+
+    chmod(destination, permission)
+    chown(destination, user, group)
diff --git a/python/vyos/util.py b/python/vyos/util.py
index 504d36ef8..307decc87 100644
--- a/python/vyos/util.py
+++ b/python/vyos/util.py
@@ -213,10 +213,24 @@ def chown(path, user, group):
     from pwd import getpwnam
     from grp import getgrnam
 
-    if os.path.exists(path):
-        uid = getpwnam(user).pw_uid
-        gid = getgrnam(group).gr_gid
-        os.chown(path, uid, gid)
+    if user is None or group is None:
+        return False
+
+    if not os.path.exists(path):
+        return False
+	
+    uid = getpwnam(user).pw_uid
+    gid = getgrnam(group).gr_gid
+    os.chown(path, uid, gid)
+    return True
+
+
+def chmod(path, bitmask):
+    if not os.path.exists(path):
+        return
+    if bitmask is None:
+        return
+    os.chmod(path, bitmask)
 
 
 def chmod_600(path):
@@ -247,6 +261,13 @@ def chmod_755(path):
         os.chmod(path, bitmask)
 
 
+def makedir(path, user=None, group=None):
+    if not os.path.exists(path):
+        return
+    os.mkdir(path)
+    chown(path, user, group)
+
+
 def colon_separated_to_dict(data_string, uniquekeys=False):
     """ Converts a string containing newline-separated entries
         of colon-separated key-value pairs into a dict.