code: def exec_cmd(self, cmd):
          '''
          Execute a remote command
          '''
          cmd = self._cmd_str(cmd)
  
          logmsg = 'Executing command: {0}'.format(cmd)
          if self.passwd:
              logmsg = logmsg.replace(self.passwd, ('*' * 6))
          if 'decode("base64")' in logmsg or 'base64.b64decode(' in logmsg:
              log.debug('Executed SHIM command. Command logged to TRACE')
              log.trace(logmsg)
          else:
              log.debug(logmsg)
  
          ret = self._run_cmd(cmd)
          return ref exec_cmd(self, cmd):
          '''
          Execute a remote command
          '''
          cmd = self._cmd_str(cmd)
  
          logmsg = 'Executing command: {0}'.format(cmd)
          if self.passwd:
              logmsg = logmsg.replace(self.passwd, ('*' * 6))
          if 'decode("base64")' in logmsg or 'base64.b64decode(' in logmsg:
              log.debug('Executed SHIM command. Command logged to TRACE')
              log.trace(logmsg)
          else:
              log.debug(logmsg)
  
          ret = self._run_cmd(cmd)
          return ret
docs: Execute a remote command