1 files changed, 4 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/libpod/util.go b/libpod/util.go
index 3b51e4fcc..7007b29cd 100644
--- a/libpod/util.go
+++ b/libpod/util.go
@@ -24,22 +24,15 @@ const (
 	DefaultTransport = "docker://"
 )
 
-// WriteFile writes a provided string to a provided path
-func WriteFile(content string, path string) error {
+// OpenExclusiveFile opens a file for writing and ensure it doesn't already exist
+func OpenExclusiveFile(path string) (*os.File, error) {
 	baseDir := filepath.Dir(path)
 	if baseDir != "" {
 		if _, err := os.Stat(baseDir); err != nil {
-			return err
+			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
-	f, err := os.Create(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer f.Close()
-	f.WriteString(content)
-	f.Sync()
-	return nil
+	return os.OpenFile(path, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_EXCL, 0666)
 }
 
 // FuncTimer helps measure the execution time of a function