| Index: server/autotest.py
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| diff --git a/server/autotest.py b/server/autotest.py
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| index 74a76c724091ee970b82385518711b3ee0ab95ab..eb250952ba7bdd58d565ef230e54e5fd6342e684 100644
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| --- a/server/autotest.py
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| +++ b/server/autotest.py
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| @@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ class BaseAutotest(installable_object.InstallableObject):
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|              try:
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|                  autotest_binary = os.path.join(path, 'bin', 'autotest')
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|                  host.run('test -x %s' % utils.sh_escape(autotest_binary))
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| -                host.run('test -w %s' % utils.sh_escape(path))
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|                  logging.debug('Found existing autodir at %s', path)
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|                  return path
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|              except error.AutoservRunError:
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| @@ -110,7 +109,6 @@ class BaseAutotest(installable_object.InstallableObject):
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|          for path in client_autodir_paths:
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|              try:
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|                  host.run('mkdir -p %s' % utils.sh_escape(path))
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| -                host.run('test -w %s' % utils.sh_escape(path))
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|                  return path
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|              except error.AutoservRunError:
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|                  logging.debug('Failed to create %s', path)
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| 
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