1 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/nova/utils.py b/nova/utils.py
index d6d958b3c..2982b5480 100644
--- a/nova/utils.py
+++ b/nova/utils.py
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ System-level utilities and helper functions.
 
 import inspect
 import logging
-import os.path
+import os
 import random
-import socket
 import subprocess
+import socket
 import sys
 from datetime import datetime
 
@@ -47,11 +47,12 @@ def fetchfile(url, target):
 #    fp.close()
     execute("curl %s -o %s" % (url, target))
 
-
-def execute(cmd, input=None):
-    #logging.debug("Running %s" % (cmd))
+def execute(cmd, input=None, addl_env=None):
+    env = os.environ.copy()
+    if addl_env:
+        env.update(addl_env)
     obj = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
-    stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+        stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, env=env)
     result = None
     if input != None:
         result = obj.communicate(input)