From: Alfredo Deza <alfredo.deza@inktank.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2013 15:25:43 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: create a local connection helper
X-Git-Tag: v1.3.2~10^2~1
X-Git-Url: http://git-server-git.apps.pok.os.sepia.ceph.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=4499b4118dce3594face72ffeba17a4f7474a8a6;p=ceph-deploy.git

create a local connection helper

Signed-off-by: Alfredo Deza <alfredo.deza@inktank.com>
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diff --git a/ceph_deploy/connection.py b/ceph_deploy/connection.py
index f43bf94..b88c1ac 100644
--- a/ceph_deploy/connection.py
+++ b/ceph_deploy/connection.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import getpass
+import socket
 from ceph_deploy.lib.remoto import Connection
 
 
@@ -31,6 +32,20 @@ def get_connection(hostname, username, logger, threads=5, use_sudo=None):
         raise RuntimeError(msg + errors)
 
 
+def get_local_connection(logger, use_sudo=False):
+    """
+    Helper for local connections that are sometimes needed to operate
+    on local hosts
+    """
+    return get_connection(
+        socket.gethostname(),  # cannot rely on 'localhost' here
+        None,
+        logger=logger,
+        threads=1,
+        use_sudo=use_sudo
+    )
+
+
 def needs_sudo():
     if getpass.getuser() == 'root':
         return False