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_owner)