1 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/package.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/package.py
index b87f8dc3e2..3010b1af49 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/package.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/package.py
@@ -148,3 +148,26 @@ class PackageTests(OESelftestTestCase):
                            '/usr/libexec/hello4']:
                 if not gdbtest(qemu, binary):
                     self.fail('GDB %s failed' % binary)
+
+    def test_preserve_ownership(self):
+        import os, stat, oe.cachedpath
+        features = 'IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " selftest-chown"\n'
+        self.write_config(features)
+        bitbake("core-image-minimal")
+
+        sysconfdir = get_bb_var('sysconfdir', 'selftest-chown')
+        def check_ownership(qemu, gid, uid, path):
+            self.logger.info("Check ownership of %s", path)
+            status, output = qemu.run_serial(r'/bin/stat -c "%U %G" ' + path, timeout=60)
+            output = output.split(" ")
+            if output[0] != uid or output[1] != gid :
+                self.logger.error("Incrrect ownership %s [%s:%s]", path, output[0], output[1])
+                return False
+            return True
+
+        with runqemu('core-image-minimal') as qemu:
+            for path in [ sysconfdir + "/selftest-chown/file",
+                          sysconfdir + "/selftest-chown/dir",
+                          sysconfdir + "/selftest-chown/symlink"]:
+                if not check_ownership(qemu, "test", "test", path):
+                    self.fail('Test ownership %s failed' % path)