Merge branch 'ansible_ssh_alt' of git://github.com/jeromew/ansible into devel

lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py

@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ class Runner(object):
     def _execute_module(self, conn, tmp, module_name, args,
         async_jid=None, async_module=None, async_limit=None, inject=None, persist_files=False, complex_args=None):
 
-        ''' runs a module that has already been transferred '''
+        ''' transfer and run a module along with its arguments on the remote side'''
 
         # hack to support fireball mode
         if module_name == 'fireball':
@@ -294,12 +294,24 @@ class Runner(object):
             if 'port' not in args:
                 args += " port=%s" % C.ZEROMQ_PORT
 
-        (remote_module_path, module_style, shebang) = self._copy_module(conn, tmp, module_name, args, inject, complex_args)
+        (
+        module_style,
+        shebang,
+        module_data
+        ) = self._configure_module(conn, module_name, args, inject, complex_args)
+
+        # a remote tmp path may be necessary and not already created
+        if self._late_needs_tmp_path(conn, tmp, module_style):
+            tmp = self._make_tmp_path(conn)
+
+        remote_module_path = os.path.join(tmp, module_name)
+
+        if not conn.has_pipelining:
+            self._transfer_str(conn, tmp, module_name, module_data)
 
         environment_string = self._compute_environment_string(inject)
 
-        cmd_mod = ""
+        if tmp.find("tmp") != -1 and self.sudo and self.sudo_user != 'root':
-        if self.sudo and self.sudo_user != 'root':
             # deal with possible umask issues once sudo'ed to other user
             cmd_chmod = "chmod a+r %s" % remote_module_path
             self._low_level_exec_command(conn, cmd_chmod, tmp, sudoable=False)
@@ -343,6 +355,9 @@ class Runner(object):
         if not shebang:
             raise errors.AnsibleError("module is missing interpreter line")
 
+        if conn.has_pipelining:
+            cmd = ""
+
         cmd = " ".join([environment_string.strip(), shebang.replace("#!","").strip(), cmd])
         cmd = cmd.strip()
 
@@ -357,12 +372,16 @@ class Runner(object):
             # specified in the play, not the sudo_user
             sudoable = False
 
-        res = self._low_level_exec_command(conn, cmd, tmp, sudoable=sudoable)
+        in_data = None
+        if conn.has_pipelining:
+            in_data = module_data
 
-        if self.sudo and self.sudo_user != 'root':
+        res = self._low_level_exec_command(conn, cmd, tmp, sudoable=sudoable, in_data=in_data)
+
+        if tmp.find("tmp") != -1 and not C.DEFAULT_KEEP_REMOTE_FILES and not persist_files:
+            if self.sudo and self.sudo_user != 'root':
             # not sudoing to root, so maybe can't delete files as that other user
             # have to clean up temp files as original user in a second step
-            if tmp.find("tmp") != -1 and not C.DEFAULT_KEEP_REMOTE_FILES and not persist_files:
                 cmd2 = "rm -rf %s >/dev/null 2>&1" % tmp
                 self._low_level_exec_command(conn, cmd2, tmp, sudoable=False)
 
@@ -670,8 +689,8 @@ class Runner(object):
             return ReturnData(host=host, comm_ok=False, result=result)
 
         tmp = ''
-        # all modules get a tempdir, action plugins get one unless they have NEEDS_TMPPATH set to False
+        # action plugins may DECLARE via TRANSFERS_FILES = True that they need a remote tmp path working dir
-        if getattr(handler, 'NEEDS_TMPPATH', True):
+        if self._early_needs_tmp_path(module_name, handler):
             tmp = self._make_tmp_path(conn)
 
         # render module_args and complex_args templates
@@ -697,7 +716,7 @@ class Runner(object):
                     delay = float(delay)
                     time.sleep(delay)
                     tmp = ''
-                    if getattr(handler, 'NEEDS_TMPPATH', True):
+                    if self._early_needs_tmp_path(module_name, handler):
                         tmp = self._make_tmp_path(conn)
                     result = handler.run(conn, tmp, module_name, module_args, inject, complex_args)
                     result.result['attempts'] = x
@@ -753,9 +772,29 @@ class Runner(object):
                 self.callbacks.on_ok(host, data)
         return result
 
+    def _early_needs_tmp_path(self, module_name, handler):
+        ''' detect if a tmp path should be created before the handler is called '''
+        if module_name in utils.plugins.action_loader:
+          return getattr(handler, 'TRANSFERS_FILES', False)
+        # other modules never need tmp path at early stage
+        return False
+
+    def _late_needs_tmp_path(self, conn, tmp, module_style):
+        if tmp.find("tmp") != -1:
+            # tmp has already been created
+            return False
+        if not conn.has_pipelining:
+            # tmp is necessary to store the module source code
+            return True
+        if module_style != "new":
+            # even when conn has pipelining, old style modules need tmp to store arguments
+            return True
+        return False
+    
+
     # *****************************************************
 
-    def _low_level_exec_command(self, conn, cmd, tmp, sudoable=False, executable=None):
+    def _low_level_exec_command(self, conn, cmd, tmp, sudoable=False, executable=None, in_data=None):
         ''' execute a command string over SSH, return the output '''
 
         if executable is None:
@@ -768,7 +807,7 @@ class Runner(object):
             if conn.user == sudo_user:
                 sudoable = False
 
-        rc, stdin, stdout, stderr = conn.exec_command(cmd, tmp, sudo_user, sudoable=sudoable, executable=executable)
+        rc, stdin, stdout, stderr = conn.exec_command(cmd, tmp, sudo_user, sudoable=sudoable, executable=executable, in_data=in_data)
 
         if type(stdout) not in [ str, unicode ]:
             out = ''.join(stdout.readlines())
@@ -858,27 +897,39 @@ class Runner(object):
             raise errors.AnsibleError('failed to resolve remote temporary directory from %s: `%s` returned empty string' % (basetmp, cmd))
         return rc
 
-
     # *****************************************************
 
     def _copy_module(self, conn, tmp, module_name, module_args, inject, complex_args=None):
         ''' transfer a module over SFTP, does not run it '''
+        (
+        module_style,
+        module_shebang,
+        module_data
+        ) = self._configure_module(conn, module_name, module_args, inject, complex_args)
+        module_remote_path = os.path.join(tmp, module_name)
+        
+        self._transfer_str(conn, tmp, module_name, module_data)
+         
+        return (module_remote_path, module_style, module_shebang)
+
+    # *****************************************************
+
+    def _configure_module(self, conn, module_name, module_args, inject, complex_args=None):
+        ''' find module and configure it '''
 
         # Search module path(s) for named module.
-        in_path = utils.plugins.module_finder.find_plugin(module_name)
+        module_path = utils.plugins.module_finder.find_plugin(module_name)
-        if in_path is None:
+        if module_path is None:
             raise errors.AnsibleFileNotFound("module %s not found in %s" % (module_name, utils.plugins.module_finder.print_paths()))
 
-        out_path = os.path.join(tmp, module_name)
 
         # insert shared code and arguments into the module
-        (module_data, module_style, shebang) = module_replacer.modify_module(
+        (module_data, module_style, module_shebang) = module_replacer.modify_module(
-            in_path, complex_args, module_args, inject
+            module_path, complex_args, module_args, inject
         )
 
-        self._transfer_str(conn, tmp, module_name, module_data)
+        return (module_style, module_shebang, module_data)
 
-        return (out_path, module_style, shebang)
 
     # *****************************************************
 

lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/add_host.py

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class ActionModule(object):
 
     ### We need to be able to modify the inventory
     BYPASS_HOST_LOOP = True
-    NEEDS_TMPPATH = False
+    TRANSFERS_FILES = False
 
     def __init__(self, runner):
         self.runner = runner

lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/assemble.py

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ from ansible.runner.return_data import ReturnData
 
 class ActionModule(object):
 
+    TRANSFERS_FILES = True
+
     def __init__(self, runner):
         self.runner = runner
 

lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/copy.py

@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ sys.setdefaultencoding("utf8")
 
 class ActionModule(object):
 
+    TRANSFERS_FILES = True
+
     def __init__(self, runner):
         self.runner = runner
 

lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/debug.py

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from ansible.runner.return_data import ReturnData
 class ActionModule(object):
     ''' Print statements during execution '''
 
-    NEEDS_TMPPATH = False
+    TRANSFERS_FILES = False
 
     def __init__(self, runner):
         self.runner = runner

lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/fail.py

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from ansible.runner.return_data import ReturnData
 class ActionModule(object):
     ''' Fail with custom message '''
 
-    NEEDS_TMPPATH = False
+    TRANSFERS_FILES = False
 
     def __init__(self, runner):
         self.runner = runner

lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/group_by.py

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class ActionModule(object):
 
     ### We need to be able to modify the inventory
     BYPASS_HOST_LOOP = True
-    NEEDS_TMPPATH = False
+    TRANSFERS_FILES = False
 
     def __init__(self, runner):
         self.runner = runner

lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/include_vars.py

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from ansible.runner.return_data import ReturnData
 
 class ActionModule(object):
 
-    NEEDS_TMPPATH = False
+    TRANSFERS_FILES = False
 
     def __init__(self, runner):
         self.runner = runner

lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/raw.py

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from ansible import errors
 from ansible.runner.return_data import ReturnData
 
 class ActionModule(object):
-    NEEDS_TMPPATH = False
+    TRANSFERS_FILES = False
 
     def __init__(self, runner):
         self.runner = runner

lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/script.py

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ from ansible.runner.return_data import ReturnData
 
 class ActionModule(object):
 
+    TRANSFERS_FILES = True
+
     def __init__(self, runner):
         self.runner = runner
 

lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/set_fact.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from ansible.runner.return_data import ReturnData
 
 class ActionModule(object):
 
-    NEEDS_TMPPATH = False
+    TRANSFERS_FILES = False
 
     def __init__(self, runner):
         self.runner = runner

lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/template.py

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import base64
 
 class ActionModule(object):
 
+    TRANSFERS_FILES = True
+
     def __init__(self, runner):
         self.runner = runner
 

lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/unarchive.py

@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ import pipes
 
 class ActionModule(object):
 
+    TRANSFERS_FILES = True
+
     def __init__(self, runner):
         self.runner = runner
 

lib/ansible/runner/connection_plugins/accelerate.py

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class Connection(object):
         self.port = port[0]
         self.accport = port[1]
         self.is_connected = False
+        self.has_pipelining = False
 
         if not self.port:
             self.port = constants.DEFAULT_REMOTE_PORT
@@ -158,9 +159,12 @@ class Connection(object):
         except socket.timeout:
             raise errors.AnsibleError("timed out while waiting to receive data")
 
-    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user, sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh'):
+    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user, sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None):
         ''' run a command on the remote host '''
 
+        if in_data:
+            raise errors.AnsibleError("Internal Error: this module does not support optimized module pipelining")
+
         if executable == "":
             executable = constants.DEFAULT_EXECUTABLE
 

lib/ansible/runner/connection_plugins/chroot.py

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class Connection(object):
 
     def __init__(self, runner, host, port, *args, **kwargs):
         self.chroot = host
+        self.has_pipelining = False
 
         if os.geteuid() != 0:
             raise errors.AnsibleError("chroot connection requires running as root")
@@ -59,9 +60,12 @@ class Connection(object):
 
         return self
 
-    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user, sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh'):
+    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user, sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None):
         ''' run a command on the chroot '''
 
+        if in_data:
+            raise errors.AnsibleError("Internal Error: this module does not support optimized module pipelining")
+
         # We enter chroot as root so sudo stuff can be ignored
 
         if executable:

lib/ansible/runner/connection_plugins/fireball.py

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class Connection(object):
     def __init__(self, runner, host, port, *args, **kwargs):
 
         self.runner = runner
+        self.has_pipelining = False
 
         # attempt to work around shared-memory funness
         if getattr(self.runner, 'aes_keys', None):
@@ -67,9 +68,12 @@ class Connection(object):
 
         return self
 
-    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user, sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh'):
+    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user, sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None):
         ''' run a command on the remote host '''
 
+        if in_data:
+            raise errors.AnsibleError("Internal Error: this module does not support optimized module pipelining")
+
         vvv("EXEC COMMAND %s" % cmd)
 
         if self.runner.sudo and sudoable:

lib/ansible/runner/connection_plugins/funcd.py

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class Connection(object):
     def __init__(self, runner, host, port, *args, **kwargs):
         self.runner = runner
         self.host = host
+        self.has_pipelining = False
         # port is unused, this go on func
         self.port = port
 
@@ -53,9 +54,12 @@ class Connection(object):
         return self
 
     def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user, sudoable=False,
-                     executable='/bin/sh'):
+                     executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None):
         ''' run a command on the remote minion '''
 
+        if in_data:
+            raise errors.AnsibleError("Internal Error: this module does not support optimized module pipelining")
+
         vvv("EXEC %s" % (cmd), host=self.host)
         p = self.client.command.run(cmd)[self.host]
         return (p[0], '', p[1], p[2])

lib/ansible/runner/connection_plugins/jail.py

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class Connection(object):
         self.jail = host
         self.runner = runner
         self.host = host
+        self.has_pipelining = False
 
         if os.geteuid() != 0:
             raise errors.AnsibleError("jail connection requires running as root")
@@ -90,9 +91,12 @@ class Connection(object):
             local_cmd = '%s "%s" %s' % (self.jexec_cmd, self.jail, cmd)
         return local_cmd
 
-    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user, sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh'):
+    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user, sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None):
         ''' run a command on the chroot '''
 
+        if in_data:
+            raise errors.AnsibleError("Internal Error: this module does not support optimized module pipelining")
+
         # We enter chroot as root so sudo stuff can be ignored
         local_cmd = self._generate_cmd(executable, cmd)
 

lib/ansible/runner/connection_plugins/local.py

@@ -34,15 +34,19 @@ class Connection(object):
         self.host = host
         # port is unused, since this is local
         self.port = port 
+        self.has_pipelining = False
 
     def connect(self, port=None):
         ''' connect to the local host; nothing to do here '''
 
         return self
 
-    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user, sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh'):
+    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user, sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None):
         ''' run a command on the local host '''
 
+        if in_data:
+            raise errors.AnsibleError("Internal Error: this module does not support optimized module pipelining")
+
         if not self.runner.sudo or not sudoable:
             if executable:
                 local_cmd = [executable, '-c', cmd]

lib/ansible/runner/connection_plugins/paramiko_ssh.py

@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ class Connection(object):
         self.user = user
         self.password = password
         self.private_key_file = private_key_file
+        self.has_pipelining = False
 
     def _cache_key(self):
         return "%s__%s__" % (self.host, self.user)
@@ -175,9 +176,12 @@ class Connection(object):
 
         return ssh
 
-    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user, sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh'):
+    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user, sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None):
         ''' run a command on the remote host '''
 
+        if in_data:
+            raise errors.AnsibleError("Internal Error: this module does not support optimized module pipelining")
+
         bufsize = 4096
         try:
             chan = self.ssh.get_transport().open_session()

lib/ansible/runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class Connection(object):
         self.password = password
         self.private_key_file = private_key_file
         self.HASHED_KEY_MAGIC = "|1|"
+        self.has_pipelining = False
 
         fcntl.lockf(self.runner.process_lockfile, fcntl.LOCK_EX)
         self.cp_dir = utils.prepare_writeable_dir('$HOME/.ansible/cp',mode=0700)
@@ -144,9 +145,12 @@ class Connection(object):
                     return False
         return True
 
-    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user,sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh'):
+    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user,sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None):
         ''' run a command on the remote host '''
 
+        if in_data:
+            raise errors.AnsibleError("Internal Error: this module does not support optimized module pipelining")
+
         ssh_cmd = self._password_cmd()
         ssh_cmd += ["ssh", "-tt"]
         if utils.VERBOSITY > 3:

lib/ansible/runner/connection_plugins/ssh_alt.py

@@ -0,0 +1,329 @@
+# (c) 2012, Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>
+#
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+import os
+import subprocess
+import shlex
+import pipes
+import random
+import select
+import fcntl
+import hmac
+import pwd
+import gettext
+import pty
+from hashlib import sha1
+import ansible.constants as C
+from ansible.callbacks import vvv
+from ansible import errors
+from ansible import utils
+
+class Connection(object):
+    ''' ssh based connections '''
+
+    def __init__(self, runner, host, port, user, password, private_key_file, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.runner = runner
+        self.host = host
+        self.ipv6 = ':' in self.host
+        self.port = port
+        self.user = user
+        self.password = password
+        self.private_key_file = private_key_file
+        self.HASHED_KEY_MAGIC = "|1|"
+        self.has_pipelining = True
+
+        fcntl.lockf(self.runner.process_lockfile, fcntl.LOCK_EX)
+        self.cp_dir = utils.prepare_writeable_dir('$HOME/.ansible/cp',mode=0700)
+        fcntl.lockf(self.runner.process_lockfile, fcntl.LOCK_UN)
+
+    def connect(self):
+        ''' connect to the remote host '''
+
+        vvv("ESTABLISH CONNECTION FOR USER: %s" % self.user, host=self.host)
+
+        self.common_args = []
+        extra_args = C.ANSIBLE_SSH_ARGS
+        if extra_args is not None:
+            self.common_args += shlex.split(extra_args)
+        else:
+            self.common_args += ["-o", "ControlMaster=auto",
+                                 "-o", "ControlPersist=60s",
+                                 "-o", "ControlPath=%s" % (C.ANSIBLE_SSH_CONTROL_PATH % dict(directory=self.cp_dir))]
+
+        cp_in_use = False
+        cp_path_set = False
+        for arg in self.common_args:
+            if arg.find("ControlPersist") != -1:
+                cp_in_use = True
+            if arg.find("ControlPath") != -1:
+                cp_path_set = True
+
+        if cp_in_use and not cp_path_set:
+            self.common_args += ["-o", "ControlPath=%s" % (C.ANSIBLE_SSH_CONTROL_PATH % dict(directory=self.cp_dir))]
+
+        if not C.HOST_KEY_CHECKING:
+            self.common_args += ["-o", "StrictHostKeyChecking=no"]
+
+        if self.port is not None:
+            self.common_args += ["-o", "Port=%d" % (self.port)]
+        if self.private_key_file is not None:
+            self.common_args += ["-o", "IdentityFile="+os.path.expanduser(self.private_key_file)]
+        elif self.runner.private_key_file is not None:
+            self.common_args += ["-o", "IdentityFile="+os.path.expanduser(self.runner.private_key_file)]
+        if self.password:
+            self.common_args += ["-o", "GSSAPIAuthentication=no",
+                                 "-o", "PubkeyAuthentication=no"]
+        else:
+            self.common_args += ["-o", "KbdInteractiveAuthentication=no",
+                                 "-o", "PreferredAuthentications=gssapi-with-mic,gssapi-keyex,hostbased,publickey",
+                                 "-o", "PasswordAuthentication=no"]
+        if self.user != pwd.getpwuid(os.geteuid())[0]:
+            self.common_args += ["-o", "User="+self.user]
+        self.common_args += ["-o", "ConnectTimeout=%d" % self.runner.timeout]
+
+        return self
+
+    def _password_cmd(self):
+        if self.password:
+            try:
+                p = subprocess.Popen(["sshpass"], stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
+                    stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+                p.communicate()
+            except OSError:
+                raise errors.AnsibleError("to use the 'ssh' connection type with passwords, you must install the sshpass program")
+            (self.rfd, self.wfd) = os.pipe()
+            return ["sshpass", "-d%d" % self.rfd]
+        return []
+
+    def _send_password(self):
+        if self.password:
+            os.close(self.rfd)
+            os.write(self.wfd, "%s\n" % self.password)
+            os.close(self.wfd)
+
+    def not_in_host_file(self, host):
+        host_file = os.path.expanduser(os.path.expandvars("~${USER}/.ssh/known_hosts"))
+        if not os.path.exists(host_file):
+            print "previous known host file not found"
+            return True
+        host_fh = open(host_file)
+        data = host_fh.read()
+        host_fh.close()
+        for line in data.split("\n"):
+            if line is None or line.find(" ") == -1:
+                continue
+            tokens = line.split()
+            if tokens[0].find(self.HASHED_KEY_MAGIC) == 0:
+                # this is a hashed known host entry
+                try:
+                    (kn_salt,kn_host) = tokens[0][len(self.HASHED_KEY_MAGIC):].split("|",2)
+                    hash = hmac.new(kn_salt.decode('base64'), digestmod=sha1)
+                    hash.update(host)
+                    if hash.digest() == kn_host.decode('base64'):
+                        return False
+                except:
+                    # invalid hashed host key, skip it
+                    continue
+            else:
+                # standard host file entry
+                if host in tokens[0]:
+                    return False
+        return True
+
+    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user,sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None):
+        ''' run a command on the remote host '''
+
+        ssh_cmd = self._password_cmd()
+        ssh_cmd += ["ssh", "-C"]
+        if not in_data:
+            ssh_cmd += ["-tt"]
+        if utils.VERBOSITY > 3:
+            ssh_cmd += ["-vvv"]
+        else:
+            ssh_cmd += ["-q"]
+        ssh_cmd += self.common_args
+
+        if self.ipv6:
+            ssh_cmd += ['-6']
+        ssh_cmd += [self.host]
+
+        if not self.runner.sudo or not sudoable:
+            if executable:
+                ssh_cmd.append(executable + ' -c ' + pipes.quote(cmd))
+            else:
+                ssh_cmd.append(cmd)
+        else:
+            sudocmd, prompt, success_key = utils.make_sudo_cmd(sudo_user, executable, cmd)
+            ssh_cmd.append(sudocmd)
+
+        vvv("EXEC %s" % ssh_cmd, host=self.host)
+
+        not_in_host_file = self.not_in_host_file(self.host)
+
+        if C.HOST_KEY_CHECKING and not_in_host_file:
+            # lock around the initial SSH connectivity so the user prompt about whether to add 
+            # the host to known hosts is not intermingled with multiprocess output.
+            fcntl.lockf(self.runner.process_lockfile, fcntl.LOCK_EX)
+            fcntl.lockf(self.runner.output_lockfile, fcntl.LOCK_EX)
+        
+        # create process
+        if in_data:
+            # do not use pseudo-pty
+            p = subprocess.Popen(ssh_cmd, stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                     stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+            stdin = p.stdin
+        else:
+            # try to use upseudo-pty
+            try:
+                # Make sure stdin is a proper (pseudo) pty to avoid: tcgetattr errors
+                master, slave = pty.openpty()
+                p = subprocess.Popen(ssh_cmd, stdin=slave,
+                                     stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+                stdin = os.fdopen(master, 'w', 0)
+                os.close(slave)
+            except:
+                p = subprocess.Popen(ssh_cmd, stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                     stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+                stdin = p.stdin
+        
+
+        self._send_password()
+
+        if self.runner.sudo and sudoable and self.runner.sudo_pass:
+            fcntl.fcntl(p.stdout, fcntl.F_SETFL,
+                        fcntl.fcntl(p.stdout, fcntl.F_GETFL) | os.O_NONBLOCK)
+            sudo_output = ''
+            if in_data:
+                # no terminal => no prompt on output. process is waiting for sudo_pass
+                stdin.write(self.runner.sudo_pass + '\n') 
+            while not sudo_output.endswith(prompt) and success_key not in sudo_output:
+                rfd, wfd, efd = select.select([p.stdout], [],
+                                              [p.stdout], self.runner.timeout)
+                if p.stdout in rfd:
+                    chunk = p.stdout.read()
+                    if not chunk:
+                        raise errors.AnsibleError('ssh connection closed waiting for sudo password prompt')
+                    sudo_output += chunk
+                else:
+                    stdout = p.communicate()
+                    raise errors.AnsibleError('ssh connection error waiting for sudo password prompt')
+            if success_key not in sudo_output:
+                stdin.write(self.runner.sudo_pass + '\n')
+            fcntl.fcntl(p.stdout, fcntl.F_SETFL, fcntl.fcntl(p.stdout, fcntl.F_GETFL) & ~os.O_NONBLOCK)
+        # We can't use p.communicate here because the ControlMaster may have stdout open as well
+        stdout = ''
+        stderr = ''
+        rpipes = [p.stdout, p.stderr]
+        if in_data:
+            try:
+                stdin.write(in_data)
+                stdin.close()
+            except:
+                raise errors.AnsibleError('SSH Error: data could not be sent to the remote host. Make sure this host can be reached over ssh')
+        while True:
+            rfd, wfd, efd = select.select(rpipes, [], rpipes, 1)
+
+            # fail early if the sudo password is wrong
+            if self.runner.sudo and sudoable and self.runner.sudo_pass:
+                incorrect_password = gettext.dgettext(
+                    "sudo", "Sorry, try again.")
+                if stdout.endswith("%s\r\n%s" % (incorrect_password, prompt)):
+                    raise errors.AnsibleError('Incorrect sudo password') 
+
+            if p.stdout in rfd:
+                dat = os.read(p.stdout.fileno(), 9000)
+                stdout += dat
+                if dat == '':
+                    rpipes.remove(p.stdout)
+            if p.stderr in rfd:
+                dat = os.read(p.stderr.fileno(), 9000)
+                stderr += dat
+                if dat == '':
+                    rpipes.remove(p.stderr)
+            if not rpipes or p.poll() is not None:
+                p.wait()
+                break
+        stdin.close() # close stdin after we read from stdout (see also issue #848)
+        
+        if C.HOST_KEY_CHECKING and not_in_host_file:
+            # lock around the initial SSH connectivity so the user prompt about whether to add 
+            # the host to known hosts is not intermingled with multiprocess output.
+            fcntl.lockf(self.runner.output_lockfile, fcntl.LOCK_UN)
+            fcntl.lockf(self.runner.process_lockfile, fcntl.LOCK_UN)
+        controlpersisterror = stderr.find('Bad configuration option: ControlPersist') != -1 or stderr.find('unknown configuration option: ControlPersist') != -1
+        if p.returncode != 0 and controlpersisterror:
+            raise errors.AnsibleError('using -c ssh on certain older ssh versions may not support ControlPersist, set ANSIBLE_SSH_ARGS="" (or ansible_ssh_args in the config file) before running again')
+
+        return (p.returncode, '', stdout, stderr)
+
+    def put_file(self, in_path, out_path):
+        ''' transfer a file from local to remote '''
+        vvv("PUT %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.host)
+        if not os.path.exists(in_path):
+            raise errors.AnsibleFileNotFound("file or module does not exist: %s" % in_path)
+        cmd = self._password_cmd()
+
+        host = self.host
+        if self.ipv6:
+            host = '[%s]' % host
+
+        if C.DEFAULT_SCP_IF_SSH:
+            cmd += ["scp"] + self.common_args
+            cmd += [in_path,host + ":" + pipes.quote(out_path)]
+            indata = None
+        else:
+            cmd += ["sftp"] + self.common_args + [host]
+            indata = "put %s %s\n" % (pipes.quote(in_path), pipes.quote(out_path))
+
+        p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
+                             stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+        self._send_password()
+        stdout, stderr = p.communicate(indata)
+
+        if p.returncode != 0:
+            raise errors.AnsibleError("failed to transfer file to %s:\n%s\n%s" % (out_path, stdout, stderr))
+
+    def fetch_file(self, in_path, out_path):
+        ''' fetch a file from remote to local '''
+        vvv("FETCH %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.host)
+        cmd = self._password_cmd()
+
+        host = self.host
+        if self.ipv6:
+            host = '[%s]' % host
+
+        if C.DEFAULT_SCP_IF_SSH:
+            cmd += ["scp"] + self.common_args
+            cmd += [host + ":" + in_path, out_path]
+            indata = None
+        else:
+            cmd += ["sftp"] + self.common_args + [host]
+            indata = "get %s %s\n" % (in_path, out_path)
+
+        p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
+                             stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+        self._send_password()
+        stdout, stderr = p.communicate(indata)
+
+        if p.returncode != 0:
+            raise errors.AnsibleError("failed to transfer file from %s:\n%s\n%s" % (in_path, stdout, stderr))
+
+    def close(self):
+        ''' not applicable since we're executing openssh binaries '''
+        pass
+