sub take_ownership{
    # Looks like this is required to make sure that permissions are correct...
    my ($home_path, $action) = @_;

    my $icaclsStr = "";
    my $takeownCommand = "";
    my $chmodCommand = "";
    my $fullCommands = "";

    if (defined $home_path && $home_path ne "" && -e "$home_path"){
        my $windows_home_path = clean(`cygpath -wa $home_path`);

        logger "Running takeown commands on path of $home_path and $windows_home_path";

        #cygwin path handling
        $takeownCommand = 'takeown /U cyg_server /f "' . $home_path . '" /r >/dev/null 2>&1';
        $chmodCommand = 'chmod 775 -R "' . $home_path . '" >/dev/null 2>&1';
        if(defined $action && $action eq "str"){
            $fullCommands .= $takeownCommand . "\n";
            $fullCommands .= $chmodCommand . "\n";
        }else{
            system($takeownCommand);
            system($chmodCommand);
        }

        # Windows path handling
        if(defined $windows_home_path && $windows_home_path ne ""){
            $takeownCommand = 'takeown /U cyg_server /f "' . $windows_home_path . '" /r >/dev/null 2>&1';
            $chmodCommand = 'chmod 775 -R "' . $windows_home_path . '" >/dev/null 2>&1';
            $icaclsStr = 'icacls "' . $windows_home_path . '" /grant cyg_server:\\(OI\\)\\(CI\\)F /T >/dev/null 2>&1';

            if(defined $action && $action eq "str"){
                $fullCommands .= $takeownCommand . "\n";
                $fullCommands .= $chmodCommand . "\n";
                $fullCommands .= $icaclsStr . "\n";
            }else{
                logger "Running icacls command: $icaclsStr";
                system($takeownCommand);
                system($chmodCommand);
                system($icaclsStr);
            }
        }
    }

    if($fullCommands ne ""){
        return $fullCommands;
    }

    return 1;
}