Module system :: Class Shell

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Class Shell

Instance Methods

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run(self, cmd, user, password)
Run a shell command.

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Method Details

run(self, cmd, user, password)

Run a shell command. The command is executed as: "su - <user> -c <cmd>" and the user/password is authenticated using PAM.

Parameters:

cmd (str) - The command & arguments.
user (str) - A user name.
password (str) - The password.

Returns: tuple

tuple (status, output)

Decorators:

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