preferredPath = path
}

// GetPreferredDockercfgPath get preferred docker config path
func GetPreferredDockercfgPath() string {
	preferredPathLock.Lock()
	defer preferredPathLock.Unlock()
	return preferredPath
}

// DefaultDockercfgPaths returns default search paths of .dockercfg
func DefaultDockercfgPaths() []string {
	return []string{GetPreferredDockercfgPath(), workingDirPath, homeDirPath, rootDirPath}
}

			t.Fatalf("While trying to create file %s: %v", absDockerConfigFileLocation, err)
		}
		defer fileInfo.Close()
	}

	fileInfo.WriteString(inputDockerconfigJSONFile)

	orgPreferredPath := GetPreferredDockercfgPath()
	SetPreferredDockercfgPath(preferredPath)
	defer SetPreferredDockercfgPath(orgPreferredPath)
	if _, err := ReadDockerConfigFile(); err != nil {