Revert "Preserve target permissions when setting link ownership"

This reverts commit 7a1a558cfc.

salt/modules/file.py

@@ -5147,7 +5147,7 @@ def check_perms(
                 if err:
                     ret["result"] = False
                     ret["comment"].append(err)
-                elif not is_link:
+                else:
                     # Python os.chown() resets the suid and sgid, hence we
                     # setting the previous mode again. Pending mode changes
                     # will be applied later.
@@ -5198,6 +5198,7 @@ def check_perms(
                 ret["comment"].append(f"Failed to change group to {group}")
         elif "cgroup" in perms:
             ret["changes"]["group"] = group
+
     if mode is not None:
         # File is a symlink, ignore the mode setting
         # if follow_symlinks is False

tests/pytests/integration/states/test_file.py

@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import logging
 import os
 import pathlib
 import re
-import stat
-import subprocess
 import textwrap
 
 import pytest
@@ -1208,45 +1206,3 @@ def test_contents_file(salt_master, salt_call_cli, tmp_path):
             assert state_run["result"] is True
             # Check to make sure the file was created
             assert target_path.is_file()
-
-
-def test_directory_recurse(salt_master, salt_call_cli, tmp_path):
-    """
-    Test modifying ownership of symlink without affecting the link target's
-    permissions.
-    """
-    target_path = tmp_path / "test"
-    target_path.mkdir()
-
-    (target_path / "target").write_text("this is a test file")
-    (target_path / "link").symlink_to(target_path / "target")
-    # Change the ownership of the sybolic link to 'nobody'
-    subprocess.run(["chown", "-h", "nobody", str(target_path / "link")], check=True)
-    file_perms = (
-        stat.S_IFREG | stat.S_IWUSR | stat.S_IRUSR | stat.S_IRGRP | stat.S_IROTH
-    )
-    # The permissions of the file should be 644.
-    mode = (target_path / "target").stat().st_mode
-    assert file_perms == mode
-
-    sls_name = "test"
-    sls_contents = f"""
-    {target_path}:
-      file.directory:
-        - user: root
-        - recurse:
-          - user
-    """
-    sls_tempfile = salt_master.state_tree.base.temp_file(
-        f"{sls_name}.sls", sls_contents
-    )
-    with sls_tempfile:
-        ret = salt_call_cli.run("state.sls", sls_name)
-        key = f"file_|-{target_path}_|-{target_path}_|-directory"
-        assert key in ret.json
-        result = ret.json[key]
-        assert "changes" in result and result["changes"]
-
-    # Permissions of file should not have changed.
-    mode = (target_path / "target").stat().st_mode
-    assert file_perms == mode