Merge pull request #5325 from angstwad/add-su-support

Proposing fix for Issue #4324; adding support for su

bin/ansible

@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ class Cli(object):
         if len(args) == 0 or len(args) > 1:
             parser.print_help()
             sys.exit(1)
+
+        # su and sudo command line arguments need to be mutually exclusive
+        if (options.su or options.su_user or options.ask_su_pass) and \
+                (options.sudo or options.sudo_user or options.ask_sudo_pass):
+            parser.error("Sudo arguments ('--sudo', '--sudo-user', and '--ask-sudo-pass') "
+                         "and su arguments ('-su', '--su-user', and '--ask-su-pass') are "
+                         "mutually exclusive")
+
         return (options, args)
 
     # ----------------------------------------------
@@ -96,31 +104,46 @@ class Cli(object):
 
         sshpass = None
         sudopass = None
+        su_pass = None
         options.ask_pass = options.ask_pass or C.DEFAULT_ASK_PASS
         # Never ask for an SSH password when we run with local connection
         if options.connection == "local":
             options.ask_pass = False
         options.ask_sudo_pass = options.ask_sudo_pass or C.DEFAULT_ASK_SUDO_PASS
-        (sshpass, sudopass) = utils.ask_passwords(ask_pass=options.ask_pass, ask_sudo_pass=options.ask_sudo_pass)
+        options.ask_su_pass = options.ask_su_pass or C.DEFAULT_ASK_SU_PASS
-        if options.sudo_user or options.ask_sudo_pass:
+        (sshpass, sudopass, su_pass) = utils.ask_passwords(ask_pass=options.ask_pass, ask_sudo_pass=options.ask_sudo_pass, ask_su_pass=options.ask_su_pass)
+        if options.su_user or options.ask_su_pass:
+            options.su = True
+        elif options.sudo_user or options.ask_sudo_pass:
             options.sudo = True
         options.sudo_user = options.sudo_user or C.DEFAULT_SUDO_USER
+        options.su_user = options.su_user or C.DEFAULT_SU_USER
         if options.tree:
             utils.prepare_writeable_dir(options.tree)
 
+
         runner = Runner(
-            module_name=options.module_name, module_path=options.module_path,
+            module_name=options.module_name,
+            module_path=options.module_path,
             module_args=options.module_args,
-            remote_user=options.remote_user, remote_pass=sshpass,
+            remote_user=options.remote_user,
-            inventory=inventory_manager, timeout=options.timeout,
+            remote_pass=sshpass,
+            inventory=inventory_manager,
+            timeout=options.timeout,
             private_key_file=options.private_key_file,
             forks=options.forks,
             pattern=pattern,
-            callbacks=self.callbacks, sudo=options.sudo,
+            callbacks=self.callbacks,
-            sudo_pass=sudopass,sudo_user=options.sudo_user,
+            sudo=options.sudo,
-            transport=options.connection, subset=options.subset,
+            sudo_pass=sudopass,
+            sudo_user=options.sudo_user,
+            transport=options.connection,
+            subset=options.subset,
             check=options.check,
-            diff=options.check
+            diff=options.check,
+            su=options.su,
+            su_pass=su_pass,
+            su_user=options.su_user
         )
 
         if options.seconds:

bin/ansible-playbook

@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ def main(args):
         parser.print_help(file=sys.stderr)
         return 1
 
+    # su and sudo command line arguments need to be mutually exclusive
+    if (options.su or options.su_user or options.ask_su_pass) and \
+                (options.sudo or options.sudo_user or options.ask_sudo_pass):
+            parser.error("Sudo arguments ('--sudo', '--sudo-user', and '--ask-sudo-pass') "
+                         "and su arguments ('-su', '--su-user', and '--ask-su-pass') are "
+                         "mutually exclusive")
+
     inventory = ansible.inventory.Inventory(options.inventory)
     inventory.subset(options.subset)
     if len(inventory.list_hosts()) == 0:
@@ -90,14 +97,18 @@ def main(args):
 
     sshpass = None
     sudopass = None
+    su_pass = None
     if not options.listhosts and not options.syntax and not options.listtasks:
         options.ask_pass = options.ask_pass or C.DEFAULT_ASK_PASS
         # Never ask for an SSH password when we run with local connection
         if options.connection == "local":
             options.ask_pass = False
         options.ask_sudo_pass = options.ask_sudo_pass or C.DEFAULT_ASK_SUDO_PASS
-        (sshpass, sudopass) = utils.ask_passwords(ask_pass=options.ask_pass, ask_sudo_pass=options.ask_sudo_pass)
+        options.ask_su_pass = options.ask_su_pass or C.DEFAULT_ASK_SU_PASS
+        (sshpass, sudopass, su_pass) = utils.ask_passwords(ask_pass=options.ask_pass, ask_sudo_pass=options.ask_sudo_pass, ask_su_pass=options.ask_su_pass)
         options.sudo_user = options.sudo_user or C.DEFAULT_SUDO_USER
+        options.su_user = options.su_user or C.DEFAULT_SU_USER
+
 
     extra_vars = {}
     for extra_vars_opt in options.extra_vars:
@@ -156,7 +167,10 @@ def main(args):
             only_tags=only_tags,
             skip_tags=skip_tags,
             check=options.check,
-            diff=options.diff
+            diff=options.diff,
+            su=options.su,
+            su_pass=su_pass,
+            su_user=options.su_user
         )
 
         if options.listhosts or options.listtasks or options.syntax:

lib/ansible/constants.py

@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ DEFAULT_HASH_BEHAVIOUR    = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'hash_behaviour', 'ANSIBLE_H
 DEFAULT_LEGACY_PLAYBOOK_VARIABLES = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'legacy_playbook_variables', 'ANSIBLE_LEGACY_PLAYBOOK_VARIABLES', True, boolean=True)
 DEFAULT_JINJA2_EXTENSIONS = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'jinja2_extensions', 'ANSIBLE_JINJA2_EXTENSIONS', None)
 DEFAULT_EXECUTABLE        = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'executable', 'ANSIBLE_EXECUTABLE', '/bin/sh')
+DEFAULT_SU_EXE = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'su_exe', 'ANSIBLE_SU_EXE', 'su')
+DEFAULT_SU = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'su', 'ANSIBLE_SU', False, boolean=True)
+DEFAULT_SU_FLAGS = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'su_flags', 'ANSIBLE_SU_FLAGS', '')
+DEFAULT_SU_USER = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'su_user', 'ANSIBLE_SU_USER', 'root')
+DEFAULT_ASK_SU_PASS = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'ask_su_pass', 'ANSIBLE_ASK_SU_PASS', False, boolean=True)
 
 DEFAULT_ACTION_PLUGIN_PATH     = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'action_plugins',     'ANSIBLE_ACTION_PLUGINS', '/usr/share/ansible_plugins/action_plugins')
 DEFAULT_CALLBACK_PLUGIN_PATH   = get_config(p, DEFAULTS, 'callback_plugins',   'ANSIBLE_CALLBACK_PLUGINS', '/usr/share/ansible_plugins/callback_plugins')
@@ -161,4 +166,5 @@ DEFAULT_PASSWORD_CHARS = ascii_letters + digits + ".,:-_"
 DEFAULT_SUDO_PASS         = None
 DEFAULT_REMOTE_PASS       = None
 DEFAULT_SUBSET            = None
+DEFAULT_SU_PASS           = None
 

lib/ansible/playbook/__init__.py

@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@ class PlayBook(object):
         inventory        = None,
         check            = False,
         diff             = False,
-        any_errors_fatal = False):
+        any_errors_fatal = False,
+        su               = False,
+        su_user          = False,
+        su_pass          = False,
+    ):
 
         """
         playbook:         path to a playbook file
@@ -122,6 +126,9 @@ class PlayBook(object):
         self.only_tags        = only_tags
         self.skip_tags        = skip_tags
         self.any_errors_fatal = any_errors_fatal
+        self.su               = su
+        self.su_user          = su_user
+        self.su_pass          = su_pass
 
         self.callbacks.playbook = self
         self.runner_callbacks.playbook = self
@@ -303,20 +310,39 @@ class PlayBook(object):
         self.inventory.restrict_to(hosts)
 
         runner = ansible.runner.Runner(
-            pattern=task.play.hosts, inventory=self.inventory, module_name=task.module_name,
+            pattern=task.play.hosts,
-            module_args=task.module_args, forks=self.forks,
+            inventory=self.inventory,
-            remote_pass=self.remote_pass, module_path=self.module_path,
+            module_name=task.module_name,
-            timeout=self.timeout, remote_user=task.remote_user,
+            module_args=task.module_args,
-            remote_port=task.play.remote_port, module_vars=task.module_vars,
+            forks=self.forks,
-            default_vars=task.default_vars, private_key_file=self.private_key_file,
+            remote_pass=self.remote_pass,
-            setup_cache=self.SETUP_CACHE, basedir=task.play.basedir,
+            module_path=self.module_path,
-            conditional=task.when, callbacks=self.runner_callbacks,
+            timeout=self.timeout,
-            sudo=task.sudo, sudo_user=task.sudo_user,
+            remote_user=task.remote_user,
-            transport=task.transport, sudo_pass=task.sudo_pass, is_playbook=True,
+            remote_port=task.play.remote_port,
-            check=self.check, diff=self.diff, environment=task.environment, complex_args=task.args,
+            module_vars=task.module_vars,
-            accelerate=task.play.accelerate, accelerate_port=task.play.accelerate_port,
+            default_vars=task.default_vars,
+            private_key_file=self.private_key_file,
+            setup_cache=self.SETUP_CACHE,
+            basedir=task.play.basedir,
+            conditional=task.when,
+            callbacks=self.runner_callbacks,
+            sudo=task.sudo,
+            sudo_user=task.sudo_user,
+            transport=task.transport,
+            sudo_pass=task.sudo_pass,
+            is_playbook=True,
+            check=self.check,
+            diff=self.diff,
+            environment=task.environment,
+            complex_args=task.args,
+            accelerate=task.play.accelerate,
+            accelerate_port=task.play.accelerate_port,
             accelerate_ipv6=task.play.accelerate_ipv6,
-            error_on_undefined_vars=C.DEFAULT_UNDEFINED_VAR_BEHAVIOR
+            error_on_undefined_vars=C.DEFAULT_UNDEFINED_VAR_BEHAVIOR,
+            su=task.su,
+            su_user=task.su_user,
+            su_pass=task.su_pass
         )
 
         if task.async_seconds == 0:
@@ -446,13 +472,30 @@ class PlayBook(object):
 
         # push any variables down to the system
         setup_results = ansible.runner.Runner(
-            pattern=play.hosts, module_name='setup', module_args={}, inventory=self.inventory,
+            pattern=play.hosts,
-            forks=self.forks, module_path=self.module_path, timeout=self.timeout, remote_user=play.remote_user,
+            module_name='setup',
-            remote_pass=self.remote_pass, remote_port=play.remote_port, private_key_file=self.private_key_file,
+            module_args={},
-            setup_cache=self.SETUP_CACHE, callbacks=self.runner_callbacks, sudo=play.sudo, sudo_user=play.sudo_user,
+            inventory=self.inventory,
-            transport=play.transport, sudo_pass=self.sudo_pass, is_playbook=True, module_vars=play.vars,
+            forks=self.forks,
-            default_vars=play.default_vars, check=self.check, diff=self.diff,
+            module_path=self.module_path,
-            accelerate=play.accelerate, accelerate_port=play.accelerate_port,
+            timeout=self.timeout,
+            remote_user=play.remote_user,
+            remote_pass=self.remote_pass,
+            remote_port=play.remote_port,
+            private_key_file=self.private_key_file,
+            setup_cache=self.SETUP_CACHE,
+            callbacks=self.runner_callbacks,
+            sudo=play.sudo,
+            sudo_user=play.sudo_user,
+            transport=play.transport,
+            sudo_pass=self.sudo_pass,
+            is_playbook=True,
+            module_vars=play.vars,
+            default_vars=play.default_vars,
+            check=self.check,
+            diff=self.diff,
+            accelerate=play.accelerate,
+            accelerate_port=play.accelerate_port,
         ).run()
         self.stats.compute(setup_results, setup=True)
 

lib/ansible/playbook/play.py

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class Play(object):
        'handlers', 'remote_user', 'remote_port', 'included_roles', 'accelerate',
        'accelerate_port', 'accelerate_ipv6', 'sudo', 'sudo_user', 'transport', 'playbook',
        'tags', 'gather_facts', 'serial', '_ds', '_handlers', '_tasks',
-       'basedir', 'any_errors_fatal', 'roles', 'max_fail_pct'
+       'basedir', 'any_errors_fatal', 'roles', 'max_fail_pct', 'su', 'su_user'
     ]
 
     # to catch typos and so forth -- these are userland names
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ class Play(object):
        'hosts', 'name', 'vars', 'vars_prompt', 'vars_files',
        'tasks', 'handlers', 'remote_user', 'user', 'port', 'include', 'accelerate', 'accelerate_port', 'accelerate_ipv6',
        'sudo', 'sudo_user', 'connection', 'tags', 'gather_facts', 'serial',
-       'any_errors_fatal', 'roles', 'pre_tasks', 'post_tasks', 'max_fail_percentage' 
+       'any_errors_fatal', 'roles', 'pre_tasks', 'post_tasks', 'max_fail_percentage',
+       'su', 'su_user'
     ]
 
     # *************************************************
@@ -121,6 +122,8 @@ class Play(object):
         self.accelerate_port  = ds.get('accelerate_port', None)
         self.accelerate_ipv6  = ds.get('accelerate_ipv6', False)
         self.max_fail_pct     = int(ds.get('max_fail_percentage', 100))
+        self.su               = ds.get('su', self.playbook.su)
+        self.su_user          = ds.get('su_user', self.playbook.su_user)
 
         load_vars = {}
         load_vars['playbook_dir'] = self.basedir
@@ -432,7 +435,8 @@ class Play(object):
 
     # *************************************************
 
-    def _load_tasks(self, tasks, vars=None, default_vars=None, sudo_vars=None, additional_conditions=None, original_file=None, role_name=None):
+    def _load_tasks(self, tasks, vars=None, default_vars=None, sudo_vars=None,
+                    additional_conditions=None, original_file=None, role_name=None):
         ''' handle task and handler include statements '''
 
         results = []
@@ -469,7 +473,7 @@ class Play(object):
 
             if 'meta' in x:
                 if x['meta'] == 'flush_handlers':
-                    results.append(Task(self,x))
+                    results.append(Task(self, x))
                     continue
 
             task_vars = self.vars.copy()
@@ -537,7 +541,13 @@ class Play(object):
                     loaded = self._load_tasks(data, mv, default_vars, included_sudo_vars, list(included_additional_conditions), original_file=include_filename, role_name=new_role)
                     results += loaded
             elif type(x) == dict:
-                task = Task(self,x,module_vars=task_vars,default_vars=default_vars,additional_conditions=list(additional_conditions),role_name=role_name)
+                task = Task(
+                    self, x,
+                    module_vars=task_vars,
+                    default_vars=default_vars,
+                    additional_conditions=list(additional_conditions),
+                    role_name=role_name
+                )
                 results.append(task)
             else:
                 raise Exception("unexpected task type")

lib/ansible/playbook/task.py

@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ class Task(object):
         'delegate_to', 'first_available_file', 'ignore_errors',
         'local_action', 'transport', 'sudo', 'remote_user', 'sudo_user', 'sudo_pass',
         'items_lookup_plugin', 'items_lookup_terms', 'environment', 'args',
-        'any_errors_fatal', 'changed_when', 'failed_when', 'always_run', 'delay', 'retries', 'until'
+        'any_errors_fatal', 'changed_when', 'failed_when', 'always_run', 'delay', 'retries', 'until',
+        'su', 'su_user', 'su_pass'
     ]
 
     # to prevent typos and such
@@ -39,7 +40,8 @@ class Task(object):
          'first_available_file', 'include', 'tags', 'register', 'ignore_errors',
          'delegate_to', 'local_action', 'transport', 'remote_user', 'sudo', 'sudo_user',
          'sudo_pass', 'when', 'connection', 'environment', 'args',
-         'any_errors_fatal', 'changed_when', 'failed_when', 'always_run', 'delay', 'retries', 'until'
+         'any_errors_fatal', 'changed_when', 'failed_when', 'always_run', 'delay', 'retries', 'until',
+         'su', 'su_user', 'su_pass'
     ]
 
     def __init__(self, play, ds, module_vars=None, default_vars=None, additional_conditions=None, role_name=None):
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ class Task(object):
         self.tags         = [ 'all' ]
         self.register     = ds.get('register', None)
         self.sudo         = utils.boolean(ds.get('sudo', play.sudo))
+        self.su           = utils.boolean(ds.get('sudo', play.su))
         self.environment  = ds.get('environment', {})
         self.role_name    = role_name
         
@@ -142,12 +145,17 @@ class Task(object):
         else:
             self.remote_user      = ds.get('remote_user', play.playbook.remote_user)
 
+        self.sudo_user    = None
+        self.sudo_pass    = None
+        self.su_user      = None
+        self.su_pass      = None
+
         if self.sudo:
             self.sudo_user    = ds.get('sudo_user', play.sudo_user)
             self.sudo_pass    = ds.get('sudo_pass', play.playbook.sudo_pass)
-        else:
+        elif self.su:
-            self.sudo_user    = None
+            self.su_user      = ds.get('su_user', play.su_user)
-            self.sudo_pass    = None
+            self.su_pass      = ds.get('su_pass', play.playbook.su_pass)
 
         # Both are defined
         if ('action' in ds) and ('local_action' in ds):

lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py

@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ class Runner(object):
         accelerate=False,                   # use accelerated connection
         accelerate_ipv6=False,              # accelerated connection w/ IPv6
         accelerate_port=None,               # port to use with accelerated connection
+        su=False,                           # Are we running our command via su?
+        su_user=None,                       # User to su to when running command, ex: 'root'
+        su_pass=C.DEFAULT_SU_PASS
         ):
 
         # used to lock multiprocess inputs and outputs at various levels
@@ -188,6 +191,9 @@ class Runner(object):
         self.accelerate_ipv6  = accelerate_ipv6
         self.callbacks.runner = self
         self.original_transport = self.transport
+        self.su               = su
+        self.su_user          = su_user
+        self.su_pass          = su_pass
 
         if self.transport == 'smart':
             # if the transport is 'smart' see if SSH can support ControlPersist if not use paramiko
@@ -311,12 +317,13 @@ class Runner(object):
            or async_jid is not None
            or not conn.has_pipelining
            or not C.ANSIBLE_SSH_PIPELINING
-           or C.DEFAULT_KEEP_REMOTE_FILES):
+           or C.DEFAULT_KEEP_REMOTE_FILES
+           or self.su):
             self._transfer_str(conn, tmp, module_name, module_data)
 
         environment_string = self._compute_environment_string(inject)
 
-        if tmp.find("tmp") != -1 and self.sudo and self.sudo_user != 'root':
+        if (self.sudo or self.su) and (self.sudo_user != 'root' or self.su_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)
@@ -343,7 +350,7 @@ class Runner(object):
             else:
                 argsfile = self._transfer_str(conn, tmp, 'arguments', args)
 
-            if self.sudo and self.sudo_user != 'root':
+            if (self.sudo or self.su) and (self.sudo_user != 'root' or self.su_user != 'root'):
                 # deal with possible umask issues once sudo'ed to other user
                 cmd_args_chmod = "chmod a+r %s" % argsfile
                 self._low_level_exec_command(conn, cmd_args_chmod, tmp, sudoable=False)
@@ -354,7 +361,7 @@ class Runner(object):
                 cmd = " ".join([str(x) for x in [remote_module_path, async_jid, async_limit, async_module, argsfile]])
         else:
             if async_jid is None:
-                if conn.has_pipelining and C.ANSIBLE_SSH_PIPELINING and not C.DEFAULT_KEEP_REMOTE_FILES:
+                if conn.has_pipelining and C.ANSIBLE_SSH_PIPELINING and not C.DEFAULT_KEEP_REMOTE_FILES and not self.su:
                     in_data = module_data
                 else:
                     cmd = "%s" % (remote_module_path)
@@ -369,7 +376,7 @@ class Runner(object):
         cmd = cmd.strip()
 
         if tmp.find("tmp") != -1 and not C.DEFAULT_KEEP_REMOTE_FILES and not persist_files:
-            if not self.sudo or self.sudo_user == 'root':
+            if not self.sudo or self.su or self.sudo_user == 'root' or self.su_user == 'root':
                 # not sudoing or sudoing to root, so can cleanup files in the same step
                 cmd = cmd + "; rm -rf %s >/dev/null 2>&1" % tmp
 
@@ -379,10 +386,13 @@ class Runner(object):
             # specified in the play, not the sudo_user
             sudoable = False
 
+        if self.su:
+            res = self._low_level_exec_command(conn, cmd, tmp, su=sudoable, in_data=in_data)
+        else:
             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':
+            if (self.sudo or self.su) and (self.sudo_user != 'root' or self.su_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
                 cmd2 = "rm -rf %s >/dev/null 2>&1" % tmp
@@ -613,6 +623,9 @@ class Runner(object):
         actual_transport = inject.get('ansible_connection', self.transport)
         actual_private_key_file = inject.get('ansible_ssh_private_key_file', self.private_key_file)
         self.sudo_pass = inject.get('ansible_sudo_pass', self.sudo_pass)
+        self.su = inject.get('ansible_su', self.su_pass)
+        self.su_user = inject.get('ansible_su_user', self.su_user)
+        self.su_pass = inject.get('ansible_su_pass', self.su_pass)
 
         if actual_private_key_file is not None:
             actual_private_key_file = os.path.expanduser(actual_private_key_file)
@@ -798,7 +811,10 @@ class Runner(object):
         if tmp.find("tmp") != -1:
             # tmp has already been created
             return False
-        if not conn.has_pipelining or not C.ANSIBLE_SSH_PIPELINING or C.DEFAULT_KEEP_REMOTE_FILES:
+        if not conn.has_pipelining or not C.ANSIBLE_SSH_PIPELINING or C.DEFAULT_KEEP_REMOTE_FILES or self.su:
+            # tmp is necessary to store module source code
+            return True
+        if not conn.has_pipelining:
             # tmp is necessary to store the module source code
             # or we want to keep the files on the target system
             return True
@@ -810,20 +826,36 @@ class Runner(object):
 
     # *****************************************************
 
-    def _low_level_exec_command(self, conn, cmd, tmp, sudoable=False, executable=None, in_data=None):
+    def _low_level_exec_command(self, conn, cmd, tmp, sudoable=False,
+                                executable=None, su=False, in_data=None):
         ''' execute a command string over SSH, return the output '''
 
         if executable is None:
             executable = C.DEFAULT_EXECUTABLE
 
         sudo_user = self.sudo_user
+        su_user = self.su_user
 
         # compare connection user to sudo_user and disable if the same
         if hasattr(conn, 'user'):
-            if conn.user == sudo_user:
+            if conn.user == sudo_user or conn.user == su_user:
                 sudoable = False
+                su = False
 
-        rc, stdin, stdout, stderr = conn.exec_command(cmd, tmp, sudo_user, sudoable=sudoable, executable=executable, in_data=in_data)
+        if su:
+            rc, stdin, stdout, stderr = conn.exec_command(cmd,
+                                                          tmp,
+                                                          su_user=su_user,
+                                                          su=su,
+                                                          executable=executable,
+                                                          in_data=in_data)
+        else:
+            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())
@@ -881,11 +913,11 @@ class Runner(object):
 
         basefile = 'ansible-tmp-%s-%s' % (time.time(), random.randint(0, 2**48))
         basetmp = os.path.join(C.DEFAULT_REMOTE_TMP, basefile)
-        if self.sudo and self.sudo_user != 'root' and basetmp.startswith('$HOME'):
+        if (self.sudo or self.su) and (self.sudo_user != 'root' or self.su != 'root') and basetmp.startswith('$HOME'):
             basetmp = os.path.join('/tmp', basefile)
 
         cmd = 'mkdir -p %s' % basetmp
-        if self.remote_user != 'root' or (self.sudo and self.sudo_user != 'root'):
+        if self.remote_user != 'root' or ((self.sudo or self.su) and (self.sudo_user != 'root' or self.su != 'root')):
             cmd += ' && chmod a+rx %s' % basetmp
         cmd += ' && echo %s' % basetmp
 

lib/ansible/runner/connection_plugins/accelerate.py

@@ -159,9 +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', in_data=None):
+    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user=None, sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None, su=None, su_user=None):
         ''' run a command on the remote host '''
 
+        if su or su_user:
+            raise errors.AnsibleError("Internal Error: this module does not support running commands via su")
+
         if in_data:
             raise errors.AnsibleError("Internal Error: this module does not support optimized module pipelining")
 

lib/ansible/runner/connection_plugins/chroot.py

@@ -60,9 +60,12 @@ class Connection(object):
 
         return self
 
-    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user, sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None):
+    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user=None, sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None, su=None, su_user=None):
         ''' run a command on the chroot '''
 
+        if su or su_user:
+            raise errors.AnsibleError("Internal Error: this module does not support running commands via su")
+
         if in_data:
             raise errors.AnsibleError("Internal Error: this module does not support optimized module pipelining")
 

lib/ansible/runner/connection_plugins/fireball.py

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class Connection(object):
 
         return self
 
-    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user, sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None):
+    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user, sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None, su_user=None, su=None):
         ''' run a command on the remote host '''
 
         if in_data:
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ class Connection(object):
 
         vvv("EXEC COMMAND %s" % cmd)
 
-        if self.runner.sudo and sudoable:
+        if (self.runner.sudo and sudoable) or (self.runner.su and su):
             raise errors.AnsibleError(
-                "When using fireball, do not specify sudo to run your tasks. " +
+                "When using fireball, do not specify sudo or su to run your tasks. " +
                 "Instead sudo the fireball action with sudo. " +
                 "Task will communicate with the fireball already running in sudo mode."
             )

lib/ansible/runner/connection_plugins/funcd.py

@@ -53,10 +53,13 @@ class Connection(object):
         self.client = fc.Client(self.host)
         return self
 
-    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user, sudoable=False,
+    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user=None, sudoable=False,
-                     executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None):
+                     executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None, su=None, su_user=None):
         ''' run a command on the remote minion '''
 
+        if su or su_user:
+            raise errors.AnsibleError("Internal Error: this module does not support running commands via su")
+
         if in_data:
             raise errors.AnsibleError("Internal Error: this module does not support optimized module pipelining")
 

lib/ansible/runner/connection_plugins/jail.py

@@ -91,9 +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', in_data=None):
+    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user=None, sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None, su=None, su_user=None):
         ''' run a command on the chroot '''
 
+        if su or su_user:
+            raise errors.AnsibleError("Internal Error: this module does not support running commands via su")
+
         if in_data:
             raise errors.AnsibleError("Internal Error: this module does not support optimized module pipelining")
 

lib/ansible/runner/connection_plugins/local.py

@@ -41,9 +41,13 @@ class Connection(object):
 
         return self
 
-    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user, sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None):
+    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user=None, sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None, su=None, su_user=None):
         ''' run a command on the local host '''
 
+        # su requires to be run from a terminal, and therefore isn't supported here (yet?)
+        if su or su_user:
+            raise errors.AnsibleError("Internal Error: this module does not support running commands via su")
+
         if in_data:
             raise errors.AnsibleError("Internal Error: this module does not support optimized module pipelining")
 

lib/ansible/runner/connection_plugins/paramiko_ssh.py

@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class Connection(object):
 
         return ssh
 
-    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user, sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None):
+    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user=None, sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None, su=None, su_user=None):
         ''' run a command on the remote host '''
 
         if in_data:
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class Connection(object):
                 msg += ": %s" % str(e)
             raise errors.AnsibleConnectionFailed(msg)
 
-        if not self.runner.sudo or not sudoable:
+        if not (self.runner.sudo and sudo) and not (self.runner.su and su):
             if executable:
                 quoted_command = executable + ' -c ' + pipes.quote(cmd)
             else:
@@ -206,12 +206,15 @@ class Connection(object):
                 chan.get_pty(term=os.getenv('TERM', 'vt100'),
                              width=int(os.getenv('COLUMNS', 0)),
                              height=int(os.getenv('LINES', 0)))
+            if self.runner.sudo or sudoable:
                 shcmd, prompt, success_key = utils.make_sudo_cmd(sudo_user, executable, cmd)
+            elif self.runner.su or su:
+                shcmd, prompt, success_key = utils.make_su_cmd(su_user, executable, cmd)
             vvv("EXEC %s" % shcmd, host=self.host)
             sudo_output = ''
             try:
                 chan.exec_command(shcmd)
-                if self.runner.sudo_pass:
+                if self.runner.sudo_pass or self.runner.su_pass:
                     while not sudo_output.endswith(prompt) and success_key not in sudo_output:
                         chunk = chan.recv(bufsize)
                         if not chunk:
@@ -223,7 +226,10 @@ class Connection(object):
                                     'closed waiting for password prompt')
                         sudo_output += chunk
                     if success_key not in sudo_output:
+                        if sudoable:
                             chan.sendall(self.runner.sudo_pass + '\n')
+                        elif su:
+                            chan.sendall(self.runner.su_pass + '\n')
             except socket.timeout:
                 raise errors.AnsibleError('ssh timed out waiting for sudo.\n' + sudo_output)
 

lib/ansible/runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class Connection(object):
                     return False
         return True
 
-    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user,sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None):
+    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user=None, sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None, su_user=None, su=False):
         ''' run a command on the remote host '''
 
         ssh_cmd = self._password_cmd()
@@ -165,7 +165,10 @@ class Connection(object):
             ssh_cmd += ['-6']
         ssh_cmd += [self.host]
 
-        if not self.runner.sudo or not sudoable:
+        if su and su_user:
+            sudocmd, prompt, success_key = utils.make_su_cmd(su_user, executable, cmd)
+            ssh_cmd.append(sudocmd)
+        elif not self.runner.sudo or not sudoable:
             if executable:
                 ssh_cmd.append(executable + ' -c ' + pipes.quote(cmd))
             else:
@@ -206,7 +209,8 @@ class Connection(object):
 
         self._send_password()
 
-        if self.runner.sudo and sudoable and self.runner.sudo_pass:
+        if (self.runner.sudo and sudoable and self.runner.sudo_pass) or \
+                (self.runner.su and su and self.runner.su_pass):
             # several cases are handled for sudo privileges with password
             # * NOPASSWD (tty & no-tty): detect success_key on stdout
             # * without NOPASSWD:
@@ -225,7 +229,7 @@ class Connection(object):
                 if p.stderr in rfd:
                     chunk = p.stderr.read()
                     if not chunk:
-                        raise errors.AnsibleError('ssh connection closed waiting for sudo password prompt')
+                        raise errors.AnsibleError('ssh connection closed waiting for sudo or su password prompt')
                     sudo_errput += chunk
                     incorrect_password = gettext.dgettext(
                         "sudo", "Sorry, try again.")
@@ -237,16 +241,19 @@ class Connection(object):
                 if p.stdout in rfd:
                     chunk = p.stdout.read()
                     if not chunk:
-                        raise errors.AnsibleError('ssh connection closed waiting for sudo password prompt')
+                        raise errors.AnsibleError('ssh connection closed waiting for sudo or su password prompt')
                     sudo_output += chunk
 
                 if not rfd:
                     # timeout. wrap up process communication
                     stdout = p.communicate()
-                    raise errors.AnsibleError('ssh connection error waiting for sudo password prompt')
+                    raise errors.AnsibleError('ssh connection error waiting for sudo or su password prompt')
 
             if success_key not in sudo_output:
+                if sudoable:
                     stdin.write(self.runner.sudo_pass + '\n')
+                elif su:
+                    stdin.write(self.runner.su_pass + '\n')
             fcntl.fcntl(p.stdout, fcntl.F_SETFL, fcntl.fcntl(p.stdout, fcntl.F_GETFL) & ~os.O_NONBLOCK)
             fcntl.fcntl(p.stderr, fcntl.F_SETFL, fcntl.fcntl(p.stderr, fcntl.F_GETFL) & ~os.O_NONBLOCK)
         # We can't use p.communicate here because the ControlMaster may have stdout open as well
@@ -262,13 +269,19 @@ class Connection(object):
         while True:
             rfd, wfd, efd = select.select(rpipes, [], rpipes, 1)
 
-            # fail early if the sudo password is wrong
+            # fail early if the sudo/su 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 self.runner.su and su and self.runner.sudo_pass:
+                incorrect_password = gettext.dgettext(
+                    "su", "Sorry")
+                if stdout.endswith("%s\r\n%s" % (incorrect_password, prompt)):
+                    raise errors.AnsibleError('Incorrect su password')
+
             if p.stdout in rfd:
                 dat = os.read(p.stdout.fileno(), 9000)
                 stdout += dat

lib/ansible/runner/connection_plugins/ssh_old.py

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class Connection(object):
                     return False
         return True
 
-    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user,sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None):
+    def exec_command(self, cmd, tmp_path, sudo_user=None, sudoable=False, executable='/bin/sh', in_data=None, su=False, su_user=None):
         ''' run a command on the remote host '''
 
         if in_data:
@@ -163,7 +163,10 @@ class Connection(object):
             ssh_cmd += ['-6']
         ssh_cmd += [self.host]
 
-        if not self.runner.sudo or not sudoable:
+        if su and su_user:
+            sudocmd, prompt, success_key = utils.make_su_cmd(su_user, executable, cmd)
+            ssh_cmd.append(sudocmd)
+        elif not self.runner.sudo or not sudoable:
             if executable:
                 ssh_cmd.append(executable + ' -c ' + pipes.quote(cmd))
             else:
@@ -183,7 +186,6 @@ class Connection(object):
             fcntl.lockf(self.runner.output_lockfile, fcntl.LOCK_EX)
         
 
-
         try:
             # Make sure stdin is a proper (pseudo) pty to avoid: tcgetattr errors
             master, slave = pty.openpty()
@@ -198,7 +200,8 @@ class Connection(object):
 
         self._send_password()
 
-        if self.runner.sudo and sudoable and self.runner.sudo_pass:
+        if (self.runner.sudo and sudoable and self.runner.sudo_pass) or \
+                (self.runner.su and su and self.runner.su_pass):
             fcntl.fcntl(p.stdout, fcntl.F_SETFL,
                         fcntl.fcntl(p.stdout, fcntl.F_GETFL) | os.O_NONBLOCK)
             sudo_output = ''
@@ -208,13 +211,17 @@ class Connection(object):
                 if p.stdout in rfd:
                     chunk = p.stdout.read()
                     if not chunk:
-                        raise errors.AnsibleError('ssh connection closed waiting for sudo password prompt')
+                        raise errors.AnsibleError('ssh connection closed waiting for sudo or su password prompt')
                     sudo_output += chunk
                 else:
                     stdout = p.communicate()
-                    raise errors.AnsibleError('ssh connection error waiting for sudo password prompt')
+                    raise errors.AnsibleError('ssh connection error waiting for sudo or su password prompt')
+
             if success_key not in sudo_output:
+                if sudoable:
                     stdin.write(self.runner.sudo_pass + '\n')
+                elif su:
+                    stdin.write(self.runner.su_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
@@ -224,13 +231,19 @@ class Connection(object):
         while True:
             rfd, wfd, efd = select.select(rpipes, [], rpipes, 1)
 
-            # fail early if the sudo password is wrong
+            # fail early if the sudo/su 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 self.runner.su and su and self.runner.su_pass:
+                incorrect_password = gettext.dgettext(
+                    "su", "su: Authentication failure")
+                if stdout.endswith("%s\r\n%s" % (incorrect_password, prompt)):
+                    raise errors.AnsibleError('Incorrect su password')
+
             if p.stdout in rfd:
                 dat = os.read(p.stdout.fileno(), 9000)
                 stdout += dat

lib/ansible/utils/__init__.py

@@ -645,6 +645,8 @@ def base_parser(constants=C, usage="", output_opts=False, runas_opts=False,
         help='use this file to authenticate the connection')
     parser.add_option('-K', '--ask-sudo-pass', default=False, dest='ask_sudo_pass', action='store_true',
         help='ask for sudo password')
+    parser.add_option('--ask-su-pass', default=False, dest='ask_su_pass',
+                      action='store_true', help='ask for su password')
     parser.add_option('--list-hosts', dest='listhosts', action='store_true',
         help='outputs a list of matching hosts; does not execute anything else')
     parser.add_option('-M', '--module-path', dest='module_path',
@@ -668,11 +670,15 @@ def base_parser(constants=C, usage="", output_opts=False, runas_opts=False,
     if runas_opts:
         parser.add_option("-s", "--sudo", default=constants.DEFAULT_SUDO, action="store_true",
             dest='sudo', help="run operations with sudo (nopasswd)")
-        parser.add_option('-U', '--sudo-user', dest='sudo_user', help='desired sudo user (default=root)',
+        parser.add_option('-U', '--sudo-user', dest='sudo_user', default=None,
-            default=None)   # Can't default to root because we need to detect when this option was given
+                          help='desired sudo user (default=root)')  # Can't default to root because we need to detect when this option was given
         parser.add_option('-u', '--user', default=constants.DEFAULT_REMOTE_USER,
-            dest='remote_user',
+            dest='remote_user', help='connect as this user (default=%s)' % constants.DEFAULT_REMOTE_USER)
-            help='connect as this user (default=%s)' % constants.DEFAULT_REMOTE_USER)
+
+        parser.add_option('-S', '--su', default=constants.DEFAULT_SU,
+                          action='store_true', help='run operations with su')
+        parser.add_option('-R', '--su-user', help='run operations with su as this '
+                                                  'user (default=%s)' % constants.DEFAULT_SU_USER)
 
     if connect_opts:
         parser.add_option('-c', '--connection', dest='connection',
@@ -699,10 +705,12 @@ def base_parser(constants=C, usage="", output_opts=False, runas_opts=False,
 
     return parser
 
-def ask_passwords(ask_pass=False, ask_sudo_pass=False):
+def ask_passwords(ask_pass=False, ask_sudo_pass=False, ask_su_pass=False):
     sshpass = None
     sudopass = None
+    su_pass = None
     sudo_prompt = "sudo password: "
+    su_prompt = "su password: "
 
     if ask_pass:
         sshpass = getpass.getpass(prompt="SSH password: ")
@@ -713,7 +721,10 @@ def ask_passwords(ask_pass=False, ask_sudo_pass=False):
         if ask_pass and sudopass == '':
             sudopass = sshpass
 
-    return (sshpass, sudopass)
+    if ask_su_pass:
+        su_pass = getpass.getpass(prompt=su_prompt)
+
+    return (sshpass, sudopass, su_pass)
 
 def do_encrypt(result, encrypt, salt_size=None, salt=None):
     if PASSLIB_AVAILABLE:
@@ -786,6 +797,21 @@ def make_sudo_cmd(sudo_user, executable, cmd):
         prompt, sudo_user, executable or '$SHELL', pipes.quote('echo %s; %s' % (success_key, cmd)))
     return ('/bin/sh -c ' + pipes.quote(sudocmd), prompt, success_key)
 
+
+def make_su_cmd(su_user, executable, cmd):
+    """
+    Helper function for connection plugins to create direct su commands
+    """
+    # TODO: work on this function
+    randbits = ''.join(chr(random.randint(ord('a'), ord('z'))) for x in xrange(32))
+    prompt = 'assword: '
+    success_key = 'SUDO-SUCCESS-%s' % randbits
+    sudocmd = '%s %s %s %s -c %s' % (
+        C.DEFAULT_SU_EXE, C.DEFAULT_SU_FLAGS, su_user, executable or '$SHELL',
+        pipes.quote('echo %s; %s' % (success_key, cmd))
+    )
+    return ('/bin/sh -c ' + pipes.quote(sudocmd), prompt, success_key)
+
 _TO_UNICODE_TYPES = (unicode, type(None))
 
 def to_unicode(value):