code: def run(cmd, background=False):
      
      logger.debug('Running command: %s' % cmd)
  
      if background:
          return subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, close_fds=True)
  
      else:
          (status, output) = commands.getstatusoutput(cmd)
          if status != 0:
              logger.error("Command failed: %s" % cmd)
  
          if output:
              logger.debug('OUTPUT:\n' + output)
  
          if status != 0:
              raise CommandException(status, output)
  
          return output
docs: Executes the given command
  
      If background flag is True the command will run in background
      and this method will return a :class:`Popen` object
  
      If background is False (default) the command will run in this thread
      and this method will return stdout.
  
      A CommandException will be raised if command fails