2 files changed, 18 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/wqflask/utility/tools.py b/wqflask/utility/tools.py
index 1a5c19d9..6e35f00a 100644
--- a/wqflask/utility/tools.py
+++ b/wqflask/utility/tools.py
@@ -49,3 +49,21 @@ def pylmm_command(default=None):
     path = get_setting('PYLMM_PATH',default,guess,get_valid_path)
     pylmm_command = 'python '+path+'/pylmm_gn2/lmm.py'
     return path,pylmm_command
+
+def plink_command(default=None):
+    """
+    Return the path to the repository and the python command to call
+    """
+    def get_valid_path(path):
+        """Test for a valid repository"""
+        if path:
+            sys.stderr.write("Trying PLINK_PATH in "+path+"\n")
+        if path and os.path.isfile(path+'/plink'):
+            return path
+        else:
+            None
+
+    guess = os.environ.get('HOME')+'/plink'
+    path = get_setting('PLINK_PATH',default,guess,get_valid_path)
+    plink_command = path+'/plink'
+    return path,plink_command
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diff --git a/wqflask/utility/webqtlUtil.py b/wqflask/utility/webqtlUtil.py
index ab746228..f842dde0 100755
--- a/wqflask/utility/webqtlUtil.py
+++ b/wqflask/utility/webqtlUtil.py
@@ -881,22 +881,6 @@ def cmpGenoPos(A,B):
     except:
         return 0
 
-#XZhou: Must use "BINARY" to enable case sensitive comparison.
-def authUser(name,password,db, encrypt=None):
-    try:
-        if encrypt:
-            query = 'SELECT privilege, id,name,password, grpName FROM User WHERE name= BINARY \'%s\' and password= BINARY \'%s\'' % (name,password)
-        else:
-            query = 'SELECT privilege, id,name,password, grpName FROM User WHERE name= BINARY \'%s\' and password= BINARY SHA(\'%s\')' % (name,password)
-        db.execute(query)
-        records = db.fetchone()
-        if not records:
-            raise ValueError
-        return records#(privilege,id,name,password,grpName)
-    except:
-        return (None, None, None, None, None)
-
-
 def hasAccessToConfidentialPhenotypeTrait(privilege, userName, authorized_users):
     access_to_confidential_phenotype_trait = 0
     if webqtlConfig.USERDICT[privilege] > webqtlConfig.USERDICT['user']: