Support Python < 2.7

README.md

@@ -7,21 +7,31 @@ this role.
 Requirements
 ------------
 
-The `chage` command.
+The `chage` command needs to be installed and configured on the hosts being
+targetted by your playbook.
 
 Example Playbook
 ----------------
 
+    # playbook.yml
     - hosts: servers
-      tasks:
-        - name: Set password expiry
-          chage:
-            user: "{{ item }}"
-            password_maximum_days: 90
-            password_warn_days: 76
-          with_items:
-            - craig
-            - charlotte
+      roles:
+        your-role
+
+    # roles/your-role/tasks/main.yml
+    tasks:
+      - name: Set password expiry
+        chage:
+          user: "{{ item }}"
+          password_maximum_days: 90
+          password_warn_days: 76
+        with_items:
+          - craig
+          - charlotte
+
+    # roles/your-role/meta/main.yml
+    dependencies:
+      - barkingiguana.chage
 
 License
 -------

library/chage.py

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 import sys
 import glob
 import shlex
-import subprocess
+import os
 import json
 
 args_file = sys.argv[1]
@@ -68,12 +68,14 @@
     # ignore any arguments without an equals in it
     if "=" in arg:
         (key, value) = arg.split("=")
-        if value != 'False':
-            if key == 'user':
-                user = value
-            else:
-                keyname = argnames.get(key, False)
-                if keyname != False:
+        if key == 'user':
+            user = value
+        else:
+            keyname = argnames.get(key, False)
+            if keyname != False:
+                if value == 'False':
+                    clargs[keyname] = '-1'
+                else:
                     clargs[keyname] = value
 
 if user == False:
@@ -83,15 +85,18 @@
     })
     sys.exit(1)
 
-chage_check = ["chage", "-l", user]
-before = subprocess.check_output(chage_check)
+def chage_check(user):
+  os.system('chage -l "%s" > tmp' % user)
+  return open('tmp', 'r').read()
+
+before = chage_check(user)
 
 arguments = list()
 for key, val in clargs.items():
     arguments.append("--%s %s" % (key, val))
 
 command = executable + ' ' + ' '.join(arguments) + ' ' + user
-rc = subprocess.call(command, shell=True)
+rc = os.system(command)
 
 if rc != 0:
     print json.dumps({
@@ -101,7 +106,7 @@
     })
     sys.exit(1)
 
-changed = before != subprocess.check_output(chage_check)
+changed = before != chage_check(user)
 
 print json.dumps({
     "changed": changed,