Allow uploading files even when permissions cannot be set. #1471
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By default, the "file" function uses sftp to upload the target file to
the server. During the upload, the Net::SFTP::Foreign runs chmod
unconditionally, failing if the target file is not owned by the ssh
user, unless that user is a root. This commit changes that behavior by
passing an optional "best_effort" flag that instructs sftp to continue
even if setting permissions has failed.
As a result, an unprivileged user will be able to use Rex scenarios that
call the "file" function without getting permission denied errors.
This PR is an attempt to fix # by .
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