Prefer ssh executable found on original path

lib/vagrant/util/ssh.rb

@@ -54,23 +54,6 @@ module Vagrant
         raise Errors::SSHKeyBadPermissions, key_path: key_path
       end
 
-      def self.determine_ssh_bin(original_ssh_path)
-        begin
-          original_path_env = ENV['PATH']
-          ENV['PATH'] = ENV['VAGRANT_OLD_ENV_PATH']
-          ssh_path = Which.which("ssh")
-          puts "the path: #{ssh_path}"
-          if !ssh_path.nil?
-            LOGGER.debug("Found default ssh binary. Using that instead...")
-            original_ssh_path = ssh_path
-          end
-        ensure
-          ENV['PATH'] = original_path_env
-        end
-
-        return original_ssh_path
-      end
-
       # Halts the running of this process and replaces it with a full-fledged
       # SSH shell into a remote machine.
       #
@@ -83,7 +66,14 @@ module Vagrant
       def self.exec(ssh_info, opts={})
         # Ensure the platform supports ssh. On Windows there are several programs which
         # include ssh, notably git, mingw and cygwin, but make sure ssh is in the path!
+
+        # First try using the original path provided
+        ssh_path = Which.which("ssh", original_path: true)
+        # If we didn't find an ssh executable, see if we shipped one
+        if !ssh_path
           ssh_path = Which.which("ssh")
+        end
+
         if !ssh_path
           if Platform.windows?
             raise Errors::SSHUnavailableWindows,
@@ -107,9 +97,6 @@ module Vagrant
               username: ssh_info[:username],
               key_path: ssh_info[:private_key_path].join(", ")
           end
-
-          # use system ssh if available
-          ssh_path = determine_ssh_bin(ssh_path)
         end
 
         # If plain mode is enabled then we don't do any authentication (we don't

test/unit/vagrant/util/ssh_test.rb

@@ -28,32 +28,6 @@ describe Vagrant::Util::SSH do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "#determine_ssh_bin" do
-    let (:original_ssh_path) { "/system/dir/bin/ssh" }
-    let (:new_ssh_path) { "/new/ssh/path/bin/ssh" }
-    let (:old_path) { "/old/path/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin" }
-
-    it "returns passed in ssh path if not found on original path" do
-      path = ENV["PATH"]
-      allow(ENV).to receive(:[]).with("PATH").and_return(path)
-      allow(ENV).to receive(:[]).with("VAGRANT_OLD_ENV_PATH").and_return(old_path)
-      allow(Vagrant::Util::Which).to receive(:which).and_return(nil)
-
-      expect(described_class.determine_ssh_bin(original_ssh_path)).to eq(original_ssh_path)
-      expect(ENV["PATH"]).to eq(path)
-    end
-
-    it "returns system ssh path if found on original path" do
-      path = ENV["PATH"]
-      allow(ENV).to receive(:[]).with("PATH").and_return(path)
-      allow(ENV).to receive(:[]).with("VAGRANT_OLD_ENV_PATH").and_return(old_path)
-      allow(Vagrant::Util::Which).to receive(:which).and_return(new_ssh_path)
-
-      expect(described_class.determine_ssh_bin(original_ssh_path)).to eq(new_ssh_path)
-      expect(ENV["PATH"]).to eq(path)
-    end
-  end
-
   describe "#exec" do
     let(:ssh_info) {{
       host: "localhost",
@@ -66,6 +40,19 @@ describe Vagrant::Util::SSH do
 
     let(:ssh_path) { "/usr/bin/ssh" }
 
+    it "searches original PATH for exectuable" do
+      expect(Vagrant::Util::Which).to receive(:which).with("ssh", original_path: true).and_return("valid-return")
+      allow(Vagrant::Util::SafeExec).to receive(:exec).and_return(nil)
+      described_class.exec(ssh_info)
+    end
+
+    it "searches current PATH if original PATH did not result in valid executable" do
+      expect(Vagrant::Util::Which).to receive(:which).with("ssh", original_path: true).and_return(nil)
+      expect(Vagrant::Util::Which).to receive(:which).with("ssh").and_return("valid-return")
+      allow(Vagrant::Util::SafeExec).to receive(:exec).and_return(nil)
+      described_class.exec(ssh_info)
+    end
+
     it "raises an exception if there is no ssh" do
       allow(Vagrant::Util::Which).to receive(:which).and_return(nil)