salt.modules.win_file

Manage information about files on the minion, set/read user, group data, modify the ACL of files/directories

depends

• win32api

• win32file

• win32con

• salt.utils.win_dacl

exception salt.modules.win_file.WindowsError

salt.modules.win_file.check_perms(path, ret=None, owner=None, grant_perms=None, deny_perms=None, inheritance=True, reset=False)

Check owner and permissions for the passed directory. This function checks the permissions and sets them, returning the changes made. Used by the file state to populate the return dict

Parameters

• path (str) -- The full path to the directory.

• ret (dict) -- A dictionary to append changes to and return. If not passed, will create a new dictionary to return.

• owner (str) -- The owner to set for the directory.

• grant_perms (dict) -- A dictionary containing the user/group and the basic permissions to check/grant, ie: {'user': {'perms': 'basic_permission'}}. Default is None.

• deny_perms (dict) -- A dictionary containing the user/group and permissions to check/deny. Default is None.

• inheritance (bool) -- True will check if inheritance is enabled and enable it. ``False will check if inheritance is disabled and disable it. Default is True.

• reset (bool) -- True will show what permissions will be removed by resetting the DACL. False will do nothing. Default is False.

Returns

A dictionary of changes that have been made

Return type

dict

CLI Example:

# To see changes to ``C:\Temp`` if the 'Users' group is given 'read & execute' permissions.
salt '*' file.check_perms C:\Temp\ {} Administrators "{'Users': {'perms': 'read_execute'}}"

# Locally using salt call
salt-call file.check_perms C:\Temp\ {} Administrators "{'Users': {'perms': 'read_execute', 'applies_to': 'this_folder_only'}}"

# Specify advanced attributes with a list
salt '*' file.check_perms C:\Temp\ {} Administrators "{'jsnuffy': {'perms': ['read_attributes', 'read_ea'], 'applies_to': 'files_only'}}"

salt.modules.win_file.chgrp(path, group)

Change the group of a file

Under Windows, this will do nothing.

While a file in Windows does have a 'primary group', this rarely used attribute generally has no bearing on permissions unless intentionally configured and is only used to support Unix compatibility features (e.g. Services For Unix, NFS services).

Salt, therefore, remaps this function to do nothing while still being compatible with Unix behavior. When managing Windows systems, this function is superfluous and will generate an info level log entry if used directly.

If you do actually want to set the 'primary group' of a file, use file .chpgrp.

To set group permissions use file.set_perms

Parameters

• path (str) -- The path to the file or directory

• group (str) -- The group (unused)

Returns

None

CLI Example:

salt '*' file.chpgrp c:\temp\test.txt administrators

salt.modules.win_file.chown(path, user, group=None, pgroup=None, follow_symlinks=True)

Chown a file, pass the file the desired user and group

Under Windows, the group parameter will be ignored.

This is because while files in Windows do have a 'primary group' property, this is rarely used. It generally has no bearing on permissions unless intentionally configured and is most commonly used to provide Unix compatibility (e.g. Services For Unix, NFS services).

If you do want to change the 'primary group' property and understand the implications, pass the Windows only parameter, pgroup, instead.

Parameters

• path (str) -- The path to the file or directory

• user (str) -- The name of the user to own the file

• group (str) -- The group (not used)

• pgroup (str) -- The primary group to assign

• follow_symlinks (bool) -- If the object specified by path is a symlink, get attributes of the linked file instead of the symlink itself. Default is True

Returns

True if successful, otherwise error

Return type

bool

CLI Example:

salt '*' file.chown c:\temp\test.txt myusername
salt '*' file.chown c:\temp\test.txt myusername pgroup=Administrators
salt '*' file.chown c:\temp\test.txt myusername "pgroup='None'"

salt.modules.win_file.chpgrp(path, group)

Change the group of a file

Under Windows, this will set the rarely used primary group of a file. This generally has no bearing on permissions unless intentionally configured and is most commonly used to provide Unix compatibility (e.g. Services For Unix, NFS services).

Ensure you know what you are doing before using this function.

Parameters

• path (str) -- The path to the file or directory

• pgroup (str) -- The primary group to assign

Returns

True if successful, otherwise error

Return type

bool

CLI Example:

salt '*' file.chpgrp c:\temp\test.txt Administrators
salt '*' file.chpgrp c:\temp\test.txt "'None'"

salt.modules.win_file.get_attributes(path)

Return a dictionary object with the Windows file attributes for a file.

Parameters

path (str) -- The path to the file or directory

Returns

A dictionary of file attributes

Return type

dict

CLI Example:

salt '*' file.get_attributes c:\temp\a.txt

salt.modules.win_file.get_gid(path, follow_symlinks=True)

Return the id of the group that owns a given file

Under Windows, this will return the uid of the file.

While a file in Windows does have a 'primary group', this rarely used attribute generally has no bearing on permissions unless intentionally configured and is only used to support Unix compatibility features (e.g. Services For Unix, NFS services).

Salt, therefore, remaps this function to provide functionality that somewhat resembles Unix behavior for API compatibility reasons. When managing Windows systems, this function is superfluous and will generate an info level log entry if used directly.

If you do actually want to access the 'primary group' of a file, use file.get_pgid.

Parameters

• path (str) -- The path to the file or directory

• follow_symlinks (bool) -- If the object specified by path is a symlink, get attributes of the linked file instead of the symlink itself. Default is True

Returns

The gid of the owner

Return type

str

CLI Example:

salt '*' file.get_gid c:\temp\test.txt

salt.modules.win_file.get_group(path, follow_symlinks=True)

Return the group that owns a given file

Under Windows, this will return the user (owner) of the file.

While a file in Windows does have a 'primary group', this rarely used attribute generally has no bearing on permissions unless intentionally configured and is only used to support Unix compatibility features (e.g. Services For Unix, NFS services).

Salt, therefore, remaps this function to provide functionality that somewhat resembles Unix behavior for API compatibility reasons. When managing Windows systems, this function is superfluous and will generate an info level log entry if used directly.

If you do actually want to access the 'primary group' of a file, use file.get_pgroup.

Parameters

• path (str) -- The path to the file or directory

• follow_symlinks (bool) -- If the object specified by path is a symlink, get attributes of the linked file instead of the symlink itself. Default is True

Returns

The name of the owner

Return type

str

CLI Example:

salt '*' file.get_group c:\temp\test.txt

salt.modules.win_file.get_mode(path)

Return the mode of a file

Right now we're just returning None because Windows' doesn't have a mode like Linux

Parameters

path (str) -- The path to the file or directory

Returns

None

CLI Example:

salt '*' file.get_mode /etc/passwd

salt.modules.win_file.get_pgid(path, follow_symlinks=True)

Return the id of the primary group that owns a given file (Windows only)

This function will return the rarely used primary group of a file. This generally has no bearing on permissions unless intentionally configured and is most commonly used to provide Unix compatibility (e.g. Services For Unix, NFS services).

Ensure you know what you are doing before using this function.

Parameters

• path (str) -- The path to the file or directory

• follow_symlinks (bool) -- If the object specified by path is a symlink, get attributes of the linked file instead of the symlink itself. Default is True

Returns

The gid of the primary group

Return type

str

CLI Example:

salt '*' file.get_pgid c:\temp\test.txt

salt.modules.win_file.get_pgroup(path, follow_symlinks=True)

Return the name of the primary group that owns a given file (Windows only)

This function will return the rarely used primary group of a file. This generally has no bearing on permissions unless intentionally configured and is most commonly used to provide Unix compatibility (e.g. Services For Unix, NFS services).

Ensure you know what you are doing before using this function.

The return value may be 'None', e.g. if the user is not on a domain. This is a valid group - do not confuse this with the Salt/Python value of None which means no value was returned. To be certain, use the get_pgid function which will return the SID, including for the system 'None' group.

Parameters

• path (str) -- The path to the file or directory

• follow_symlinks (bool) -- If the object specified by path is a symlink, get attributes of the linked file instead of the symlink itself. Default is True

Returns

The name of the primary group

Return type

str

CLI Example:

salt '*' file.get_pgroup c:\temp\test.txt

salt.modules.win_file.get_uid(path, follow_symlinks=True)

Return the id of the user that owns a given file

Symlinks are followed by default to mimic Unix behavior. Specify follow_symlinks=False to turn off this behavior.

Parameters

• path (str) -- The path to the file or directory

• follow_symlinks (bool) -- If the object specified by path is a symlink, get attributes of the linked file instead of the symlink itself. Default is True

Returns

The uid of the owner

Return type

str

CLI Example:

salt '*' file.get_uid c:\temp\test.txt
salt '*' file.get_uid c:\temp\test.txt follow_symlinks=False

salt.modules.win_file.get_user(path, follow_symlinks=True)

Return the user that owns a given file

Symlinks are followed by default to mimic Unix behavior. Specify follow_symlinks=False to turn off this behavior.

Parameters

• path (str) -- The path to the file or directory

• follow_symlinks (bool) -- If the object specified by path is a symlink, get attributes of the linked file instead of the symlink itself. Default is True

Returns

The name of the owner

Return type

str

CLI Example:

salt '*' file.get_user c:\temp\test.txt
salt '*' file.get_user c:\temp\test.txt follow_symlinks=False

salt.modules.win_file.gid_to_group(gid)

Convert the group id to the group name on this system

Under Windows, because groups are just another ACL entity, this function behaves the same as uid_to_user.

For maintaining Windows systems, this function is superfluous and only exists for API compatibility with Unix. Use the uid_to_user function instead; an info level log entry will be generated if this function is used directly.

Parameters

gid (str) -- The gid of the group

Returns

The name of the group

Return type

str

CLI Example:

salt '*' file.gid_to_group S-1-5-21-626487655-2533044672-482107328-1010

salt.modules.win_file.group_to_gid(group)

Convert the group to the gid on this system

Under Windows, because groups are just another ACL entity, this function behaves the same as user_to_uid, except if None is given, '' is returned.

For maintaining Windows systems, this function is superfluous and only exists for API compatibility with Unix. Use the user_to_uid function instead; an info level log entry will be generated if this function is used directly.

Parameters

group (str) -- The name of the group

Returns

The gid of the group

Return type

str

CLI Example:

salt '*' file.group_to_gid administrators

salt.modules.win_file.is_link(path)

Check if the path is a symlink

This is only supported on Windows Vista or later.

Inline with Unix behavior, this function will raise an error if the path is not a symlink, however, the error raised will be a SaltInvocationError, not an OSError.

Parameters

path (str) -- The path to a file or directory

Returns

True if path is a symlink, otherwise False

Return type

bool

CLI Example:

salt '*' file.is_link /path/to/link

salt.modules.win_file.lchown(path, user, group=None, pgroup=None)

Chown a file, pass the file the desired user and group without following any symlinks.

Under Windows, the group parameter will be ignored.

This is because while files in Windows do have a 'primary group' property, this is rarely used. It generally has no bearing on permissions unless intentionally configured and is most commonly used to provide Unix compatibility (e.g. Services For Unix, NFS services).

If you do want to change the 'primary group' property and understand the implications, pass the Windows only parameter, pgroup, instead.

To set the primary group to 'None', it must be specified in quotes. Otherwise Salt will interpret it as the Python value of None and no primary group changes will occur. See the example below.

Parameters

• path (str) -- The path to the file or directory

• user (str) -- The name of the user to own the file

• group (str) -- The group (not used)

• pgroup (str) -- The primary group to assign

Returns

True if successful, otherwise error

Return type

bool

CLI Example:

salt '*' file.lchown c:\temp\test.txt myusername
salt '*' file.lchown c:\temp\test.txt myusername pgroup=Administrators
salt '*' file.lchown c:\temp\test.txt myusername "pgroup='None'"

salt.modules.win_file.makedirs_(path, owner=None, grant_perms=None, deny_perms=None, inheritance=True, reset=False)

Ensure that the parent directory containing this path is available.

Parameters

• path (str) --

  The full path to the directory.

  Note

  The path must end with a trailing slash otherwise the directory(s) will be created up to the parent directory. For example if path is C:\temp\test, then it would be treated as C:\temp\ but if the path ends with a trailing slash like C:\temp\test\, then it would be treated as C:\temp\test\.

• owner (str) -- The owner of the directory. If not passed, it will be the account that created the directory, likely SYSTEM.

• grant_perms (dict) --

  A dictionary containing the user/group and the basic permissions to grant, ie: {'user': {'perms': 'basic_permission'}}. You can also set the applies_to setting here. The default is this_folder_subfolders_files. Specify another applies_to setting like this:

  {'user': {'perms': 'full_control', 'applies_to': 'this_folder'}}

  To set advanced permissions use a list for the perms parameter, ie:

  {'user': {'perms': ['read_attributes', 'read_ea'], 'applies_to': 'this_folder'}}

• deny_perms (dict) -- A dictionary containing the user/group and permissions to deny along with the applies_to setting. Use the same format used for the grant_perms parameter. Remember, deny permissions supersede grant permissions.

• inheritance (bool) -- If True the object will inherit permissions from the parent, if False, inheritance will be disabled. Inheritance setting will not apply to parent directories if they must be created.

• reset (bool) --

  If True the existing DACL will be cleared and replaced with the settings defined in this function. If False, new entries will be appended to the existing DACL. Default is False.

  New in version 2018.3.0.

Returns

True if successful

Return type

bool

Raises

CommandExecutionError -- If unsuccessful

CLI Example:

# To grant the 'Users' group 'read & execute' permissions.
salt '*' file.makedirs C:\Temp\ Administrators "{'Users': {'perms': 'read_execute'}}"

# Locally using salt call
salt-call file.makedirs C:\Temp\ Administrators "{'Users': {'perms': 'read_execute', 'applies_to': 'this_folder_only'}}"

# Specify advanced attributes with a list
salt '*' file.makedirs C:\Temp\ Administrators "{'jsnuffy': {'perms': ['read_attributes', 'read_ea'], 'applies_to': 'this_folder_only'}}"

salt.modules.win_file.makedirs_perms(path, owner=None, grant_perms=None, deny_perms=None, inheritance=True, reset=True)

Set owner and permissions for each directory created.

Parameters

• path (str) -- The full path to the directory.

• owner (str) -- The owner of the directory. If not passed, it will be the account that created the directory, likely SYSTEM.

• grant_perms (dict) --

  A dictionary containing the user/group and the basic permissions to grant, ie: {'user': {'perms': 'basic_permission'}}. You can also set the applies_to setting here. The default is this_folder_subfolders_files. Specify another applies_to setting like this:

  {'user': {'perms': 'full_control', 'applies_to': 'this_folder'}}

  To set advanced permissions use a list for the perms parameter, ie:

  {'user': {'perms': ['read_attributes', 'read_ea'], 'applies_to': 'this_folder'}}

• deny_perms (dict) -- A dictionary containing the user/group and permissions to deny along with the applies_to setting. Use the same format used for the grant_perms parameter. Remember, deny permissions supersede grant permissions.

• inheritance (bool) -- If True the object will inherit permissions from the parent, if False, inheritance will be disabled. Inheritance setting will not apply to parent directories if they must be created

• reset (bool) --

  If True the existing DACL will be cleared and replaced with the settings defined in this function. If False, new entries will be appended to the existing DACL. Default is False.

  New in version 2018.3.0.

Returns

True if successful, otherwise raises an error

Return type

bool

CLI Example:

# To grant the 'Users' group 'read & execute' permissions.
salt '*' file.makedirs_perms C:\Temp\ Administrators "{'Users': {'perms': 'read_execute'}}"

# Locally using salt call
salt-call file.makedirs_perms C:\Temp\ Administrators "{'Users': {'perms': 'read_execute', 'applies_to': 'this_folder_only'}}"

# Specify advanced attributes with a list
salt '*' file.makedirs_perms C:\Temp\ Administrators "{'jsnuffy': {'perms': ['read_attributes', 'read_ea'], 'applies_to': 'this_folder_files'}}"

salt.modules.win_file.mkdir(path, owner=None, grant_perms=None, deny_perms=None, inheritance=True, reset=False)

Ensure that the directory is available and permissions are set.

Parameters

• path (str) -- The full path to the directory.

• owner (str) -- The owner of the directory. If not passed, it will be the account that created the directory, likely SYSTEM

• grant_perms (dict) --

  A dictionary containing the user/group and the basic permissions to grant, ie: {'user': {'perms': 'basic_permission'}}. You can also set the applies_to setting here. The default is this_folder_subfolders_files. Specify another applies_to setting like this:

  {'user': {'perms': 'full_control', 'applies_to': 'this_folder'}}

  To set advanced permissions use a list for the perms parameter, ie:

  {'user': {'perms': ['read_attributes', 'read_ea'], 'applies_to': 'this_folder'}}

• deny_perms (dict) -- A dictionary containing the user/group and permissions to deny along with the applies_to setting. Use the same format used for the grant_perms parameter. Remember, deny permissions supersede grant permissions.

• inheritance (bool) -- If True the object will inherit permissions from the parent, if False, inheritance will be disabled. Inheritance setting will not apply to parent directories if they must be created.

• reset (bool) --

  If True the existing DACL will be cleared and replaced with the settings defined in this function. If False, new entries will be appended to the existing DACL. Default is False.

  New in version 2018.3.0.

Returns

True if successful

Return type

bool

Raises

CommandExecutionError -- If unsuccessful

CLI Example:

# To grant the 'Users' group 'read & execute' permissions.
salt '*' file.mkdir C:\Temp\ Administrators "{'Users': {'perms': 'read_execute'}}"

# Locally using salt call
salt-call file.mkdir C:\Temp\ Administrators "{'Users': {'perms': 'read_execute', 'applies_to': 'this_folder_only'}}"

# Specify advanced attributes with a list
salt '*' file.mkdir C:\Temp\ Administrators "{'jsnuffy': {'perms': ['read_attributes', 'read_ea'], 'applies_to': 'this_folder_only'}}"

salt.modules.win_file.readlink(path)

Return the path that a symlink points to

This is only supported on Windows Vista or later.

Inline with Unix behavior, this function will raise an error if the path is not a symlink, however, the error raised will be a SaltInvocationError, not an OSError.

Parameters

path (str) -- The path to the symlink

Returns

The path that the symlink points to

Return type

str

CLI Example:

salt '*' file.readlink /path/to/link

salt.modules.win_file.remove(path, force=False)

Remove the named file or directory

Parameters

• path (str) -- The path to the file or directory to remove.

• force (bool) -- Remove even if marked Read-Only. Default is False

Returns

True if successful, False if unsuccessful

Return type

bool

CLI Example:

salt '*' file.remove C:\Temp

salt.modules.win_file.set_attributes(path, archive=None, hidden=None, normal=None, notIndexed=None, readonly=None, system=None, temporary=None)

Set file attributes for a file. Note that the normal attribute means that all others are false. So setting it will clear all others.

Parameters

• path (str) -- The path to the file or directory

• archive (bool) -- Sets the archive attribute. Default is None

• hidden (bool) -- Sets the hidden attribute. Default is None

• normal (bool) -- Resets the file attributes. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other attribute. Default is None

• notIndexed (bool) -- Sets the indexed attribute. Default is None

• readonly (bool) -- Sets the readonly attribute. Default is None

• system (bool) -- Sets the system attribute. Default is None

• temporary (bool) -- Sets the temporary attribute. Default is None

Returns

True if successful, otherwise False

Return type

bool

CLI Example:

salt '*' file.set_attributes c:\temp\a.txt normal=True
salt '*' file.set_attributes c:\temp\a.txt readonly=True hidden=True

salt.modules.win_file.set_mode(path, mode)

Set the mode of a file

This just calls get_mode, which returns None because we don't use mode on Windows

Parameters

• path -- The path to the file or directory

• mode -- The mode (not used)

Returns

None

CLI Example:

salt '*' file.set_mode /etc/passwd 0644

salt.modules.win_file.set_perms(path, grant_perms=None, deny_perms=None, inheritance=True, reset=False)

Set permissions for the given path

Parameters

• path (str) -- The full path to the directory.

• grant_perms (dict) --

  A dictionary containing the user/group and the basic permissions to grant, ie: {'user': {'perms': 'basic_permission'}}. You can also set the applies_to setting here. The default for applise_to is this_folder_subfolders_files. Specify another applies_to setting like this:

  {'user': {'perms': 'full_control', 'applies_to': 'this_folder'}}

  To set advanced permissions use a list for the perms parameter, ie:

  {'user': {'perms': ['read_attributes', 'read_ea'], 'applies_to': 'this_folder'}}

  To see a list of available attributes and applies to settings see the documentation for salt.utils.win_dacl.

  A value of None will make no changes to the grant portion of the DACL. Default is None.

• deny_perms (dict) --

  A dictionary containing the user/group and permissions to deny along with the applies_to setting. Use the same format used for the grant_perms parameter. Remember, deny permissions supersede grant permissions.

  A value of None will make no changes to the deny portion of the DACL. Default is None.

• inheritance (bool) -- If True the object will inherit permissions from the parent, if False, inheritance will be disabled. Inheritance setting will not apply to parent directories if they must be created. Default is False.

• reset (bool) --

  If True the existing DCL will be cleared and replaced with the settings defined in this function. If False, new entries will be appended to the existing DACL. Default is False.

  New in version 2018.3.0.

Returns

True if successful

Return type

bool

Raises

CommandExecutionError -- If unsuccessful

CLI Example:

# To grant the 'Users' group 'read & execute' permissions.
salt '*' file.set_perms C:\Temp\ "{'Users': {'perms': 'read_execute'}}"

# Locally using salt call
salt-call file.set_perms C:\Temp\ "{'Users': {'perms': 'read_execute', 'applies_to': 'this_folder_only'}}"

# Specify advanced attributes with a list
salt '*' file.set_perms C:\Temp\ "{'jsnuffy': {'perms': ['read_attributes', 'read_ea'], 'applies_to': 'this_folder_only'}}"

salt.modules.win_file.stats(path, hash_type='sha256', follow_symlinks=True)

Return a dict containing the stats about a given file

Under Windows, gid will equal uid and group will equal user.

While a file in Windows does have a 'primary group', this rarely used attribute generally has no bearing on permissions unless intentionally configured and is only used to support Unix compatibility features (e.g. Services For Unix, NFS services).

Salt, therefore, remaps these properties to keep some kind of compatibility with Unix behavior. If the 'primary group' is required, it can be accessed in the pgroup and pgid properties.

Parameters

• path (str) -- The path to the file or directory

• hash_type (str) -- The type of hash to return

• follow_symlinks (bool) -- If the object specified by path is a symlink, get attributes of the linked file instead of the symlink itself. Default is True

Returns

A dictionary of file/directory stats

Return type

dict

CLI Example:

salt '*' file.stats /etc/passwd

salt.modules.win_file.symlink(src, link)

Create a symbolic link to a file

This is only supported with Windows Vista or later and must be executed by a user with the SeCreateSymbolicLink privilege.

The behavior of this function matches the Unix equivalent, with one exception - invalid symlinks cannot be created. The source path must exist. If it doesn't, an error will be raised.

Parameters

• src (str) -- The path to a file or directory

• link (str) -- The path to the link

Returns

True if successful, otherwise False

Return type

bool

CLI Example:

salt '*' file.symlink /path/to/file /path/to/link

salt.modules.win_file.uid_to_user(uid)

Convert a uid to a user name

Parameters

uid (str) -- The user id to lookup

Returns

The name of the user

Return type

str

CLI Example:

salt '*' file.uid_to_user S-1-5-21-626487655-2533044672-482107328-1010

salt.modules.win_file.user_to_uid(user)

Convert user name to a uid

Parameters

user (str) -- The user to lookup

Returns

The user id of the user

Return type

str

CLI Example:

salt '*' file.user_to_uid myusername