def ssh_reset()

in webserver_pkg/webserver_pkg/ssh_api.py [0:0]

• 35 lines of code
• 9 McCabe index (conditional complexity)

def ssh_reset():
    """API called to execute commands to reset the ssh password with the new one.

    Returns:
        dict: Execution status if the API call was successful and with error
              reason if failed.
    """
    webserver_node = webserver_publisher_node.get_webserver_node()
    webserver_node.get_logger().info("User requesting for resetting the ssh credentials")
    try:
        old_ssh_password = request.json["oldPassword"]
        new_ssh_password = request.json["newPassword"]

        # Check if old password is correct
        if not pam.pam().authenticate(DEFAULT_USER, old_ssh_password):
            return jsonify(success=False,
                           reason="The password is incorrect. "
                                  "Provide your current password.")

        # Check if the default password is updated
        passwd_status_cmd = f"/usr/bin/passwd --status {DEFAULT_USER}"
        passwd_status_output = utility.execute(passwd_status_cmd, shlex_split=True)[1]

        # Execute passwd command based on the status of the password obtained above
        if passwd_status_output.split()[1] == "P":
            webserver_node.get_logger().info("Usable Password present")
            if (utility.execute(f"/usr/bin/sudo -u {DEFAULT_USER} /usr/bin/passwd",
                                input_str=(f"{old_ssh_password}"
                                           f"\n{new_ssh_password}"
                                           f"\n{new_ssh_password}"),
                                shlex_split=True)[1]
                    .find("successfully")) == -1:
                return jsonify(success=False, reason="The password update was unsuccessful.")
            else:
                return jsonify(success=True)
        elif passwd_status_output.split()[1] == "NP":
            webserver_node.get_logger().info("No Password present")
            if (utility.execute(f"/usr/bin/passwd {DEFAULT_USER}",
                                input_str=(f"{new_ssh_password}\n"
                                           f"{new_ssh_password}"),
                                shlex_split=True)[1]
                    .find("successfully")) > -1:
                return jsonify(success=True)
        else:
            return jsonify(success=False, reason="Unable to change the SSH password")
    except Exception:
        return jsonify(success=False, reason="Error")