code: def _set_symlink_ownership(path, user, group, win_owner):
      '''
      Set the ownership of a symlink and return a boolean indicating
      success/failure
      '''
      if salt.utils.platform.is_windows():
          try:
              salt.utils.win_dacl.set_owner(path, win_owner)
          except CommandExecutionError:
              pass
      else:
          try:
              __salt__['file.lchown'](path, user, group)
          except OSError:
              pass
      return _check_symlink_ownership(path, user, group, win_ownerf _set_symlink_ownership(path, user, group, win_owner):
      '''
      Set the ownership of a symlink and return a boolean indicating
      success/failure
      '''
      if salt.utils.platform.is_windows():
          try:
              salt.utils.win_dacl.set_owner(path, win_owner)
          except CommandExecutionError:
              pass
      else:
          try:
              __salt__['file.lchown'](path, user, group)
          except OSError:
              pass
      return _check_symlink_ownership(path, user, group, win_owner)
docs: Set the ownership of a symlink and return a boolean indicating
      success/failure