source: fedd/federation/protogeni_access.py @ e5a595e

#!/usr/local/bin/python

import os,sys
import stat # for chmod constants
import re
import time
import string
import copy
import pickle
import logging
import subprocess
import random
import traceback
import xml.parsers.expat

from threading import Thread, Timer, Lock

from util import *
from deter import fedid, generate_fedid
from authorizer import authorizer, abac_authorizer
from service_error import service_error
from remote_service import xmlrpc_handler, soap_handler, service_caller

import httplib
import tempfile
from urlparse import urlparse

from access import access_base
from protogeni_proxy import protogeni_proxy
from geniapi_proxy import geniapi_proxy

from deter import topdl
import list_log


# Make log messages disappear if noone configures a fedd logger
class nullHandler(logging.Handler):
    def emit(self, record): pass

fl = logging.getLogger("fedd.access")
fl.addHandler(nullHandler())

class access(access_base):
    """
    The implementation of access control based on mapping users to projects.

    Users can be mapped to existing projects or have projects created
    dynamically.  This implements both direct requests and proxies.
    """

    def __init__(self, config=None, auth=None):
        """
        Initializer.  Pulls parameters out of the ConfigParser's access section.
        """

        access_base.__init__(self, config, auth)

        self.domain = config.get("access", "domain")
        self.userconfdir = config.get("access","userconfdir")
        self.userconfcmd = config.get("access","userconfcmd")
        self.userconfurl = config.get("access","userconfurl")
        self.federation_software = config.get("access", "federation_software")
        self.portal_software = config.get("access", "portal_software")
        self.ssh_port = config.get("access","ssh_port") or "22"
        self.sshd = config.get("access","sshd")
        self.sshd_config = config.get("access", "sshd_config")
        self.access_type = config.get("access", "type")
        self.staging_dir = config.get("access", "staging_dir") or "/tmp"
        self.staging_host = config.get("access", "staging_host") \
                or "ops.emulab.net"
        self.local_seer_software = config.get("access", "local_seer_software")
        self.local_seer_image = config.get("access", "local_seer_image")
        self.local_seer_start = config.get("access", "local_seer_start")
   
        self.dragon_endpoint = config.get("access", "dragon")
        self.dragon_vlans = config.get("access", "dragon_vlans")
        self.deter_internal = config.get("access", "deter_internal")

        self.tunnel_config = config.getboolean("access", "tunnel_config")
        self.portal_command = config.get("access", "portal_command")
        self.portal_image = config.get("access", "portal_image")
        self.portal_type = config.get("access", "portal_type") or "pc"
        self.portal_startcommand = config.get("access", "portal_startcommand")
        self.node_startcommand = config.get("access", "node_startcommand")

        self.federation_software = self.software_list(self.federation_software)
        self.portal_software = self.software_list(self.portal_software)
        self.local_seer_software = self.software_list(self.local_seer_software)

        self.renewal_interval = config.get("access", "renewal") or (3 * 60 )
        self.renewal_interval = int(self.renewal_interval) * 60

        self.ch_url = config.get("access", "ch_url")
        self.sa_url = config.get("access", "sa_url")
        self.cm_url = config.get("access", "cm_url")

        self.restricted = [ ]

        # read_state in the base_class
        self.state_lock.acquire()
        for a  in ('allocation', 'projects', 'keys', 'types'):
            if a not in self.state:
                self.state[a] = { }
        self.allocation = self.state['allocation']
        self.projects = self.state['projects']
        self.keys = self.state['keys']
        self.types = self.state['types']
        self.state_lock.release()


        self.log = logging.getLogger("fedd.access")
        set_log_level(config, "access", self.log)

        # authorization information
        self.auth_type = config.get('access', 'auth_type') \
                or 'abac'
        self.auth_dir = config.get('access', 'auth_dir')
        accessdb = config.get("access", "accessdb")
        # initialize the authorization system
        if self.auth_type == 'abac':
            self.auth = abac_authorizer(load=self.auth_dir)
            self.access = [ ]
            if accessdb:
                self.read_access(accessdb, self.make_access_info)
        else:
            raise service_error(service_error.internal, 
                    "Unknown auth_type: %s" % self.auth_type)
        api = config.get("access", "api") or "protogeni"
        if api == "protogeni":
            self.api_proxy = protogeni_proxy
        elif api == "geniapi":
            self.api_proxy = geniapi_proxy
        else:
            self.log.debug("Unknown interface, using protogeni")
            self.api_proxy = protogeni_proxy

        self.call_SetValue = service_caller('SetValue')
        self.call_GetValue = service_caller('GetValue')
        self.exports = {
                'local_seer_control': self.export_local_seer,
                'seer_master': self.export_seer_master,
                'hide_hosts': self.export_hide_hosts,
                }

        if not self.local_seer_image or not self.local_seer_software or \
                not self.local_seer_start:
            if 'local_seer_control' in self.exports:
                del self.exports['local_seer_control']

        if not self.local_seer_image or not self.local_seer_software or \
                not self.seer_master_start:
            if 'seer_master' in self.exports:
                del self.exports['seer_master']

        self.RenewSlices()

        self.soap_services = {\
            'RequestAccess': soap_handler("RequestAccess", self.RequestAccess),
            'ReleaseAccess': soap_handler("ReleaseAccess", self.ReleaseAccess),
            'StartSegment': soap_handler("StartSegment", self.StartSegment),
            'TerminateSegment': soap_handler("TerminateSegment", 
                self.TerminateSegment),
            }
        self.xmlrpc_services =  {\
            'RequestAccess': xmlrpc_handler('RequestAccess',
                self.RequestAccess),
            'ReleaseAccess': xmlrpc_handler('ReleaseAccess',
                self.ReleaseAccess),
            'StartSegment': xmlrpc_handler("StartSegment", self.StartSegment),
            'TerminateSegment': xmlrpc_handler('TerminateSegment',
                self.TerminateSegment),
            }

    @staticmethod
    def make_access_info(s):
        """
        Split a string of the form (id, id, id, id) ito its constituent tuples
        and return them as a tuple.  Use to import access info from the
        access_db.
        """

        ss = s.strip()
        if ss.startswith('(') and ss.endswith(')'):
            l = [ s.strip() for s  in ss[1:-1].split(",")]
            if len(l) == 4:
                return tuple(l)
            else:
                raise self.parse_error(
                        "Exactly 4 elements in access info required")
        else:
            raise self.parse_error("Expecting parenthezied values")


    def get_handler(self, path, fid):
        self.log.info("Get handler %s %s" % (path, fid))
        if self.auth.check_attribute(fid, path) and self.userconfdir:
            return ("%s/%s" % (self.userconfdir, path), "application/binary")
        else:
            return (None, None)

    def build_access_response(self, alloc_id, services, proof):
        """
        Create the SOAP response.

        Build the dictionary description of the response and use
        fedd_utils.pack_soap to create the soap message.  ap is the allocate
        project message returned from a remote project allocation (even if that
        allocation was done locally).
        """
        # Because alloc_id is already a fedd_services_types.IDType_Holder,
        # there's no need to repack it
        msg = { 
                'allocID': alloc_id,
                'fedAttr': [
                    { 'attribute': 'domain', 'value': self.domain } , 
                ],
                'proof': proof.to_dict()
            }
        if self.dragon_endpoint:
            msg['fedAttr'].append({'attribute': 'dragon',
                'value': self.dragon_endpoint})
        if self.deter_internal:
            msg['fedAttr'].append({'attribute': 'deter_internal',
                'value': self.deter_internal})
        #XXX: ??
        if self.dragon_vlans:
            msg['fedAttr'].append({'attribute': 'vlans',
                'value': self.dragon_vlans})

        if services:
            msg['service'] = services
        return msg

    def RequestAccess(self, req, fid):
        """
        Handle the access request.
        """

        # The dance to get into the request body
        if req.has_key('RequestAccessRequestBody'):
            req = req['RequestAccessRequestBody']
        else:
            raise service_error(service_error.req, "No request!?")

        if req.has_key('destinationTestbed'):
            dt = unpack_id(req['destinationTestbed'])

        # Request for this fedd
        found, match, owners, proof = self.lookup_access(req, fid)
        services, svc_state = self.export_services(req.get('service',[]),
                None, None)
        # keep track of what's been added
        allocID, alloc_cert = generate_fedid(subj="alloc", log=self.log)
        aid = unicode(allocID)

        self.state_lock.acquire()
        self.allocation[aid] = { }
        # The protoGENI certificate
        self.allocation[aid]['credentials'] = found
        # The list of owner FIDs
        self.allocation[aid]['owners'] = owners
        self.allocation[aid]['auth'] = set()
        self.append_allocation_authorization(aid, 
                ((fid, allocID), (allocID, allocID)), state_attr='allocation')
        self.write_state()
        self.state_lock.release()

        try:
            f = open("%s/%s.pem" % (self.certdir, aid), "w")
            print >>f, alloc_cert
            f.close()
        except EnvironmentError, e:
            raise service_error(service_error.internal, 
                    "Can't open %s/%s : %s" % (self.certdir, aid, e))
        return self.build_access_response({ 'fedid': allocID }, None, proof)


    def ReleaseAccess(self, req, fid):
        # The dance to get into the request body
        if req.has_key('ReleaseAccessRequestBody'):
            req = req['ReleaseAccessRequestBody']
        else:
            raise service_error(service_error.req, "No request!?")

        # Local request
        try:
            if req['allocID'].has_key('localname'):
                auth_attr = aid = req['allocID']['localname']
            elif req['allocID'].has_key('fedid'):
                aid = unicode(req['allocID']['fedid'])
                auth_attr = req['allocID']['fedid']
            else:
                raise service_error(service_error.req,
                        "Only localnames and fedids are understood")
        except KeyError:
            raise service_error(service_error.req, "Badly formed request")

        self.log.debug("[access] deallocation requested for %s", aid)
        access_ok , proof = self.auth.check_attribute(fid, auth_attr,
                with_proof=True)
        if not access_ok:
            self.log.debug("[access] deallocation denied for %s", aid)
            raise service_error(service_error.access, "Access Denied")

        self.state_lock.acquire()
        if self.allocation.has_key(aid):
            self.log.debug("Found allocation for %s" %aid)
            self.clear_allocation_authorization(aid, state_attr='allocation')
            del self.allocation[aid]
            self.write_state()
            self.state_lock.release()
            # And remove the access cert
            cf = "%s/%s.pem" % (self.certdir, aid)
            self.log.debug("Removing %s" % cf)
            os.remove(cf)
            return { 'allocID': req['allocID'], 'proof': proof.to_dict() } 
        else:
            self.state_lock.release()
            raise service_error(service_error.req, "No such allocation")

    def manifest_to_dict(self, manifest, ignore_debug=False):
        """
        Turn the manifest into a dict were each virtual nodename (i.e. the
        topdl name) has an entry with the allocated machine in hostname and the
        interfaces in 'interfaces'.  I love having XML parser code lying
        around.
        """
        if self.create_debug and not ignore_debug: 
            self.log.debug("Returning null manifest dict")
            return { }

        # The class allows us to keep a little state - the dict under
        # consteruction and the current entry in that dict for the interface
        # element code.
        class manifest_parser:
            def __init__(self):
                self.d = { }
                self.current_key=None

            # If the element is a node, create a dict entry for it.  If it's an
            # interface inside a node, add an entry in the interfaces list with
            # the virtual name and component id.
            def start_element(self, name, attrs):
                if name == 'node':
                    self.current_key = attrs.get('virtual_id',"")
                    if self.current_key:
                        self.d[self.current_key] = {
                                'hostname': attrs.get('hostname', None),
                                'interfaces': { },
                                'mac': { }
                                }
                elif name == 'interface' and self.current_key:
                    self.d[self.current_key]['interfaces']\
                            [attrs.get('virtual_id','')] = \
                            attrs.get('component_id', None)
                elif name == 'interface_ref':
                    # Collect mac address information from an interface_ref.
                    # These appear after the node info has been parsed.
                    nid = attrs.get('virtual_node_id', None)
                    ifid = attrs.get('virtual_interface_id', None)
                    mac = attrs.get('MAC', None)
                    self.d[nid]['mac'][ifid] = mac
            #  When a node is finished, clear current_key
            def end_element(self, name):
                if name == 'node': self.current_key = None

        node = { }

        mp = manifest_parser()
        p = xml.parsers.expat.ParserCreate()
        # These are bound to the class we just created
        p.StartElementHandler = mp.start_element
        p.EndElementHandler = mp.end_element

        p.Parse(manifest)
        # Make the node dict that the callers expect
        for k in mp.d:
            node[k] = mp.d.get('hostname', '')
        return mp.d

    def fake_manifest(self, topo):
        """
        Fake the output of manifest_to_dict with a bunch of generic node an
        interface names, for debugging.
        """
        node = { }
        for i, e in enumerate([ e for e in topo.elements \
                if isinstance(e, topdl.Computer)]):
            node[e.name] = { 
                    'hostname': "node%03d" % i,
                    'interfaces': { }
                    }
            for j, inf in enumerate(e.interface):
                node[e.name]['interfaces'][inf.name] = 'eth%d' % j

        return node


    def generate_portal_configs(self, topo, pubkey_base, 
            secretkey_base, tmpdir, leid, connInfo, services, nodes):

        def conninfo_to_dict(key, info):
            """
            Make a cpoy of the connection information about key, and flatten it
            into a single dict by parsing out any feddAttrs.
            """

            rv = None
            for i in info:
                if key == i.get('portal', "") or \
                        key in [e.get('element', "") \
                        for e in i.get('member', [])]:
                    rv = i.copy()
                    break

            else:
                return rv

            if 'fedAttr' in rv:
                for a in rv['fedAttr']:
                    attr = a.get('attribute', "")
                    val = a.get('value', "")
                    if attr and attr not in rv:
                        rv[attr] = val
                del rv['fedAttr']
            return rv

        # XXX: un hardcode this
        def client_null(f, s):
            print >>f, "Service: %s" % s['name']
        
        def client_seer_master(f, s):
            print >>f, 'PortalAlias: seer-master'

        def client_smb(f, s):
            print >>f, "Service: %s" % s['name']
            smbshare = None
            smbuser = None
            smbproj = None
            for a in s.get('fedAttr', []):
                if a.get('attribute', '') == 'SMBSHARE':
                    smbshare = a.get('value', None)
                elif a.get('attribute', '') == 'SMBUSER':
                    smbuser = a.get('value', None)
                elif a.get('attribute', '') == 'SMBPROJ':
                    smbproj = a.get('value', None)

            if all((smbshare, smbuser, smbproj)):
                print >>f, "SMBshare: %s" % smbshare
                print >>f, "ProjectUser: %s" % smbuser
                print >>f, "ProjectName: %s" % smbproj

        def client_hide_hosts(f, s):
            for a in s.get('fedAttr', [ ]):
                if a.get('attribute', "") == 'hosts':
                    print >>f, 'Hide: %s' % a.get('value', "")

        client_service_out = {
                'SMB': client_smb,
                'tmcd': client_null,
                'seer': client_null,
                'userconfig': client_null,
                'project_export': client_null,
                'seer_master': client_seer_master,
                'hide_hosts': client_hide_hosts,
            }

        def client_seer_master_export(f, s):
            print >>f, "AddedNode: seer-master"

        def client_seer_local_export(f, s):
            print >>f, "AddedNode: control"

        client_export_service_out = {
                'seer_master': client_seer_master_export,
                'local_seer_control': client_seer_local_export,
            }

        def server_port(f, s):
            p = urlparse(s.get('server', 'http://localhost'))
            print >>f, 'port: remote:%s:%s:%s' % (p.port, p.hostname, p.port) 

        def server_null(f,s): pass

        def server_seer(f, s):
            print >>f, 'seer: true'

        server_service_out = {
                'SMB': server_port,
                'tmcd': server_port,
                'userconfig': server_null,
                'project_export': server_null,
                'seer': server_seer,
                'seer_master': server_port,
                'hide_hosts': server_null,
            }
        # XXX: end un hardcode this


        seer_out = False
        client_out = False
        control_gw = None
        for e in [ e for e in topo.elements \
                if isinstance(e, topdl.Computer) and e.get_attribute('portal')]:
            myname = e.name
            type = e.get_attribute('portal_type')

            info = conninfo_to_dict(myname, connInfo)

            if not info:
                raise service_error(service_error.req,
                        "No connectivity info for %s" % myname)

            # Translate to physical name (ProtoGENI doesn't have DNS)
            physname = nodes.get(myname, { }).get('hostname', None)
            peer = info.get('peer', "")
            ldomain = self.domain
            ssh_port = info.get('ssh_port', 22)

            # Collect this for the client.conf file
            if 'masterexperiment' in info:
                mproj, meid = info['masterexperiment'].split("/", 1)

            active = info.get('active', 'False')

            if type in ('control', 'both'):
                testbed = e.get_attribute('testbed')
                control_gw = myname

            cfn = "%s/%s.gw.conf" % (tmpdir, myname.lower())
            tunnelconfig = self.tunnel_config
            try:
                f = open(cfn, "w")
                if active == 'True':
                    print >>f, "active: True"
                    print >>f, "ssh_port: %s" % ssh_port
                    if type in ('control', 'both'):
                        for s in [s for s in services \
                                if s.get('name', "") in self.imports]:
                            server_service_out[s['name']](f, s)

                if tunnelconfig:
                    print >>f, "tunnelip: %s" % tunnelconfig
                print >>f, "peer: %s" % peer.lower()
                print >>f, "ssh_pubkey: /usr/local/federation/etc/%s" % \
                        pubkey_base
                print >>f, "ssh_privkey: /usr/local/federation/etc/%s" % \
                        secretkey_base
                f.close()
            except EnvironmentError, e:
                raise service_error(service_error.internal,
                        "Can't write protal config %s: %s" % (cfn, e))

        # Done with portals, write the client config file.
        try:
            f = open("%s/client.conf" % tmpdir, "w")
            if control_gw:
                print >>f, "ControlGateway: %s" % physname.lower()
            for s in services:
                if s.get('name',"") in self.imports and \
                        s.get('visibility','') == 'import':
                    client_service_out[s['name']](f, s)
                if s.get('name', '') in self.exports and \
                        s.get('visibility', '') == 'export' and \
                        s['name'] in client_export_service_out:
                    client_export_service_out[s['name']](f, s)
            # Seer uses this.
            if mproj and meid:
                print >>f, "ExperimentID: %s/%s" % (mproj, meid)
            f.close()
        except EnvironmentError, e:
            raise service_error(service_error.internal,
                    "Cannot write client.conf: %s" %s)



    def export_store_info(self, cf, nodes, ssh_port, connInfo):
        """
        For the export requests in the connection info, install the peer names
        at the experiment controller via SetValue calls.
        """

        for c in connInfo:
            for p in [ p for p in c.get('parameter', []) \
                    if p.get('type', '') == 'output']:

                if p.get('name', '') == 'peer':
                    k = p.get('key', None)
                    surl = p.get('store', None)
                    if surl and k and k.index('/') != -1:
                        if self.create_debug:
                            req = { 'name': k, 'value': 'debug' }
                            self.call_SetValue(surl, req, cf)
                        else:
                            n = nodes.get(k[k.index('/')+1:], { })
                            value = n.get('hostname', None)
                            if value:
                                req = { 'name': k, 'value': value }
                                self.call_SetValue(surl, req, cf)
                            else:
                                self.log.error("No hostname for %s" % \
                                        k[k.index('/'):])
                    else:
                        self.log.error("Bad export request: %s" % p)
                elif p.get('name', '') == 'ssh_port':
                    k = p.get('key', None)
                    surl = p.get('store', None)
                    if surl and k:
                        req = { 'name': k, 'value': ssh_port }
                        self.call_SetValue(surl, req, cf)
                    else:
                        self.log.error("Bad export request: %s" % p)
                else:

                    self.log.error("Unknown export parameter: %s" % \
                            p.get('name'))
                    continue

    def write_node_config_script(self, elem, node, user, pubkey,
            secretkey, stagingdir, tmpdir):
        """
        Write out the configuration script that is to run on the node
        represented by elem in the topology.  This is called
        once per node to configure.
        """
        # These little functions/functors just make things more readable.  Each
        # one encapsulates a small task of copying software files or installing
        # them.
        class stage_file_type:
            """
            Write code copying file sfrom the staging host to the host on which
            this will run.
            """
            def __init__(self, user, host, stagingdir):
                self.user = user
                self.host = host
                self.stagingdir = stagingdir
                self.scp = "/usr/bin/scp -i .ssh/id_rsa -o " + \
                        "'ForwardX11 no' -o 'StrictHostKeyChecking no' "

            def __call__(self, script, file, dest="."):
                # If the file is a full pathname, do not use stagingdir
                if file.find('/') == -1:
                    file = "%s/%s" % (self.stagingdir, file)
                print >>script, "%s %s@%s:%s %s" % \
                        (self.scp, self.user, self.host, file, dest)

        def install_tar(script, loc, base):
            """
            Print code to script to install a tarfile in loc.
            """
            tar = "/bin/tar"
            mkdir="/bin/mkdir"

            print >>script, "%s -p %s" % (mkdir, loc)
            print >>script, "%s -C %s -xzf %s" % (tar, loc, base)

        def install_rpm(script, base):
            """
            Print code to script to install an rpm
            """
            rpm = "/bin/rpm"
            print >>script, "%s --install %s" % (rpm, base)

        ifconfig = "/sbin/ifconfig"
        findif = '/usr/local/etc/emulab/findif'
        stage_file = stage_file_type(user, self.staging_host, stagingdir)
        pname = node.get('hostname', None)
        fed_dir = "/usr/local/federation"
        fed_etc_dir = "%s/etc" % fed_dir
        fed_bin_dir = "%s/bin" % fed_dir
        fed_lib_dir = "%s/lib" % fed_dir

        if pname:
            sfile = "%s/%s.startup" % (tmpdir, pname)
            script = open(sfile, "w")
            # Reset the interfaces to the ones in the topo file
            for i in [ i for i in elem.interface \
                    if not i.get_attribute('portal')]:
                if 'interfaces' in node:
                    pinf = node['interfaces'].get(i.name, None)
                else:
                    pinf = None

                if 'mac' in node:
                    pmac = node['mac'].get(i.name, None)
                else:
                    pmac = None
                addr = i.get_attribute('ip4_address') 
                netmask = i.get_attribute('ip4_netmask') or '255.255.255.0'
                # The interface names in manifests are not to be trusted, so we
                # find the interface to configure using the local node's script
                # to match mac address to interface name.
                if pinf and addr and pmac:
                    print >>script, '# %s' % pinf
                    print >>script, \
                            "%s `%s %s` %s netmask %s"  % \
                            (ifconfig, findif, pmac, addr, netmask)
                else:
                    self.log.error("Missing interface or address for %s" \
                            % i.name)
                
            for l, f in self.federation_software:
                base = os.path.basename(f)
                stage_file(script, base)
                if l: install_tar(script, l, base)
                else: install_rpm(script, base)

            for s in elem.software:
                s_base = s.location.rpartition('/')[2]
                stage_file(script, s_base)
                if s.install: install_tar(script, s.install, s_base)
                else: install_rpm(script, s_base)

            for f in ('hosts', pubkey, secretkey, 'client.conf', 
                    'userconf'):
                stage_file(script, f, fed_etc_dir)
            if self.sshd:
                stage_file(script, self.sshd, fed_bin_dir)
            if self.sshd_config:
                stage_file(script, self.sshd_config, fed_etc_dir)

            # Look in tmpdir to get the names.  They've all been copied
            # into the (remote) staging dir
            if os.access("%s/%s.gw.conf" % (tmpdir, elem.name), os.R_OK):
                stage_file(script, "%s.gw.conf" % elem.name, fed_etc_dir)

            # Done with staging, remove the identity used to stage
            print >>script, "#/bin/rm .ssh/id_rsa"

            # Start commands
            if elem.get_attribute('portal') and self.portal_startcommand:
                # Install portal software
                for l, f in self.portal_software:
                    base = os.path.basename(f)
                    stage_file(script, base)
                    if l: install_tar(script, l, base)
                    else: install_rpm(script, base)

                # Portals never have a user-specified start command
                print >>script, self.portal_startcommand
            elif self.node_startcommand:
                # XXX: debug
                print >>script, "sudo perl -I%s %s/import_key.pl /users/%s/.ssh/authorized_keys /root/.ssh/authorized_keys" % (fed_lib_dir, fed_bin_dir, user)
                # XXX: debug
                if elem.get_attribute('startup'):
                    print >>script, "%s \\$USER '%s'" % \
                            (self.node_startcommand,
                                    elem.get_attribute('startup'))
                else:
                    print >>script, self.node_startcommand
            script.close()
            return sfile, pname
        else:
            return None, None


    def configure_nodes(self, segment_commands, topo, nodes, user, 
            pubkey, secretkey, stagingdir, tmpdir):
        """
        For each node in the topology, generate a script file that copies
        software onto it and installs it in the proper places and then runs the
        startup command (including the federation commands.
        """



        for e in [ e for e in topo.elements if isinstance(e, topdl.Computer)]:
            vname = e.name
            sfile, pname = self.write_node_config_script(e,
                    nodes.get(vname, { }),
                    user, pubkey, secretkey, stagingdir, tmpdir)
            if sfile:
                if not segment_commands.scp_file(sfile, user, pname):
                    self.log.error("Could not copy script to %s" % pname)
            else:
                self.log.error("Unmapped node: %s" % vname)

    def start_node(self, user, host, node, segment_commands):
        """
        Copy an identity to a node for the configuration script to be able to
        import data and then run the startup script remotely.
        """
        # Place an identity on the node so that the copying can succeed
        segment_commands.scp_file( segment_commands.ssh_privkey_file,
                user, node, ".ssh/id_rsa")
        segment_commands.ssh_cmd(user, node, 
                "sudo /bin/sh ./%s.startup &" % node)

    def start_nodes(self, user, host, nodes, segment_commands):
        """
        Start a thread to initialize each node and wait for them to complete.
        Each thread runs start_node.
        """
        threads = [ ]
        for n in nodes:
            t = Thread(target=self.start_node, args=(user, host, n, 
                segment_commands))
            t.start()
            threads.append(t)

        done = [not t.isAlive() for t in threads]
        while not all(done):
            self.log.info("Waiting for threads %s" % done)
            time.sleep(10)
            done = [not t.isAlive() for t in threads]

    def set_up_staging_filespace(self, segment_commands, user, host,
            stagingdir):
        """
        Set up teh staging area on the staging machine.  To reduce the number
        of ssh commands, we compose a script and execute it remotely.
        """

        self.log.info("[start_segment]: creating script file")
        try:
            sf, scriptname = tempfile.mkstemp()
            scriptfile = os.fdopen(sf, 'w')
        except EnvironmentError:
            return False

        scriptbase = os.path.basename(scriptname)

        # Script the filesystem changes
        print >>scriptfile, "/bin/rm -rf %s" % stagingdir
        print >>scriptfile, 'mkdir -p %s' % stagingdir
        print >>scriptfile, "rm -f %s" % scriptbase
        scriptfile.close()

        # Move the script to the remote machine
        # XXX: could collide tempfile names on the remote host
        if segment_commands.scp_file(scriptname, user, host, scriptbase):
            os.remove(scriptname)
        else:
            return False

        # Execute the script (and the script's last line deletes it)
        if not segment_commands.ssh_cmd(user, host, "sh -x %s" % scriptbase):
            return False

    def initialize_protogeni_context(self, segment_commands, certfile, certpw):
        """
        Protogeni interactions take a context and a protogeni certificate.
        This establishes both for later calls and returns them.
        """
        if os.access(certfile, os.R_OK):
            ctxt = fedd_ssl_context(my_cert=certfile, password=certpw)
        else:
            self.log.error("[start_segment]: Cannot read certfile: %s" % \
                    certfile)
            return None, None

        try:
            gcred = segment_commands.slice_authority_call('GetCredential', 
                    {}, ctxt)
        except segment_commands.ProtoGENIError, e:
            raise service_error(service_error.federant,
                    "ProtoGENI: %s" % e)

        return ctxt, gcred

    def get_free_slicename(self, segment_commands, user, gcred, ctxt):
        """
        Find a usable slice name by trying random ones until there's no
        collision.
        """

        def random_slicename(user):
            """
            Return a random slicename by appending 5 letters to the username.
            """
            slicename = user
            for i in range(0,5):
                slicename += random.choice(string.ascii_letters)
            return slicename

        while True:
            slicename = random_slicename(user)
            try:
                param = {
                        'credential': gcred, 
                        'hrn': slicename,
                        'type': 'Slice'
                        }

                if not self.create_debug:
                    segment_commands.slice_authority_call('Resolve', param, 
                            ctxt)
                else:
                    raise segment_commands.ProtoGENIError(0,0,'Debug')
            except segment_commands.ProtoGENIError, e:
                print e
                break

        return slicename

    def allocate_slice(self, segment_commands, slicename, rspec, gcred, ctxt):
        """
        Create the slice and allocate resources.  If any of this stuff fails,
        the allocations will time out on PG in short order, so we just raise
        the service_error.  Return the slice and sliver credentials as well as
        the manifest.
        """
        try:
            param = {
                    'credential': gcred, 
                    'hrn': slicename,
                    'type': 'Slice'
                    }
            slice_cred = segment_commands.slice_authority_call('Register',
                    param, ctxt)
            # Resolve the slice to get the URN that PG has assigned it.
            param = {
                    'credential': gcred,
                    'type': 'Slice',
                    'hrn': slicename
                    }
            data = segment_commands.slice_authority_call('Resolve', param,
                    ctxt)
            if 'urn' in data:
                slice_urn = data['urn']
            else:
                raise service_error(service_error.federant, 
                        "No URN returned for slice %s" % slicename)

            if 'creator_urn' in data:
                creator_urn = data['creator_urn']
            else:
                raise service_error(service_error.federant, 
                        "No creator URN returned for slice %s" % slicename)
            # Populate the ssh keys (let PG format them)
            param = {
                    'credential': gcred, 
                    }
            keys =  segment_commands.slice_authority_call('GetKeys', param, 
                    ctxt)
            # Create a Sliver
            param = {
                    'credentials': [ slice_cred ],
                    'rspec': rspec, 
                    'users': [ {
                        'urn': creator_urn,
                        'keys': keys, 
                        },
                    ],
                    'slice_urn': slice_urn,
                    }
            rv = segment_commands.component_manager_call(
                    'CreateSliver', param, ctxt)

            # the GENIAPI AM just hands back the manifest, bit the ProtoGENI
            # API hands back a sliver credential.  This just finds the format
            # of choice.
            if isinstance(rv, tuple):
                manifest = rv[1]
            else:
                manifest = rv
        except segment_commands.ProtoGENIError, e:
            raise service_error(service_error.federant,
                    "ProtoGENI: %s %s" % (e.code, e))

        return (slice_urn, slice_cred, manifest, rspec)

    def wait_for_slice(self, segment_commands, slice_cred, slice_urn, ctxt, 
            timeout=None):
        """
        Wait for the given slice to finish its startup.  Return the final
        status.
        """
        completed_states = ('failed', 'ready')
        status = 'changing'
        if timeout is not None:
            end = time.time() + timeout
        try:
            while status not in completed_states:
                param = { 
                        'credentials': [ slice_cred ],
                        'slice_urn': slice_urn,
                        }
                r = segment_commands.component_manager_call(
                        'SliverStatus', param, ctxt)
                # GENIAPI uses geni_status as the key, so check for both
                status = r.get('status', r.get('geni_status','changing'))
                if status not in completed_states:
                    if timeout is not None and time.time() > end:
                        return 'timeout'
                    time.sleep(30)
        except segment_commands.ProtoGENIError, e:
            raise service_error(service_error.federant,
                    "ProtoGENI: %s %s" % (e.code, e))

        return status

    def delete_slice(self, segment_commands, slice_cred, slice_urn, ctxt):
        """
        Delete the slice resources.  An error from the service is ignores,
        because the soft state will go away anyway.
        """
        try:
            param = { 
                    'credentials': [ slice_cred, ],
                    'slice_urn': slice_urn,
                    }
            segment_commands.component_manager_call('DeleteSlice',
                    param, ctxt)
        except segment_commands.ProtoGENIError, e:
            self.log.warn("ProtoGENI: %s" % e)



    def start_segment(self, segment_commands, aid, user, rspec, pubkey,
            secretkey, ename, stagingdir, tmpdir, certfile, certpw,
            export_certfile, topo, connInfo, services, timeout=0):
        """
        Start a sub-experiment on a federant.

        Get the current state, modify or create as appropriate, ship data
        and configs and start the experiment.  There are small ordering
        differences based on the initial state of the sub-experiment.
        """

        # Local software dir
        lsoftdir = "%s/software" % tmpdir
        host = self.staging_host

        ctxt, gcred = self.initialize_protogeni_context(segment_commands, 
                certfile, certpw)

        if not ctxt: return False, {}

        self.set_up_staging_filespace(segment_commands, user, host, stagingdir)
        slicename = self.get_free_slicename(segment_commands, user, gcred, ctxt)
        self.log.info("Creating %s" % slicename)
        slice_urn, slice_cred, manifest, rpsec = self.allocate_slice(
                segment_commands, slicename, rspec, gcred, ctxt)

        # With manifest in hand, we can export the portal node names.
        if self.create_debug: nodes = self.fake_manifest(topo)
        else: nodes = self.manifest_to_dict(manifest)

        self.export_store_info(export_certfile, nodes, self.ssh_port,
                connInfo)
        self.generate_portal_configs(topo, pubkey, secretkey, tmpdir, 
                ename, connInfo, services, nodes)

        # Copy software to the staging machine (done after generation to copy
        # those, too)
        for d in (tmpdir, lsoftdir):
            if os.path.isdir(d):
                for f in os.listdir(d):
                    if not os.path.isdir("%s/%s" % (d, f)):
                        if not segment_commands.scp_file("%s/%s" % (d, f), 
                                user, host, "%s/%s" % (stagingdir, f)):
                            self.log.error("Scp failed")
                            return False, {}


        # Now we wait for the nodes to start on PG
        status = self.wait_for_slice(segment_commands, slice_cred, slice_urn, 
                ctxt, timeout=300)
        if status == 'failed':
            self.log.error('Sliver failed to start on ProtoGENI')
            self.delete_slice(segment_commands, slice_cred, slice_urn, ctxt)
            return False, {}
        elif status == 'timeout':
            self.log.error('Sliver failed to start on ProtoGENI (timeout)')
            self.delete_slice(segment_commands, slice_cred, slice_urn, ctxt)
            return False, {}
        else:
            # All good: save ProtoGENI info in shared state
            self.state_lock.acquire()
            self.allocation[aid]['slice_urn'] = slice_urn
            self.allocation[aid]['slice_name'] = slicename
            self.allocation[aid]['slice_credential'] = slice_cred
            self.allocation[aid]['manifest'] = manifest
            self.allocation[aid]['rspec'] = rspec
            self.allocation[aid]['certfile'] = certfile
            self.allocation[aid]['certpw'] = certpw
            self.write_state()
            self.state_lock.release()

        # Now we have configuration to do for ProtoGENI
        self.configure_nodes(segment_commands, topo, nodes, user, pubkey,
                secretkey, stagingdir, tmpdir)

        self.start_nodes(user, self.staging_host, 
                [ n.get('hostname', None) for n in nodes.values()],
                segment_commands)

        # Everything has gone OK.
        return True, dict([(k, n.get('hostname', None)) \
                for k, n in nodes.items()])

    def generate_rspec(self, topo, softdir, connInfo):

        # Force a useful image.  Without picking this the nodes can get 
        # different images and there is great pain.
        def image_filter(e):
            if isinstance(e, topdl.Computer):
                return '<disk_image name="urn:publicid:IDN+emulab.net+' + \
                        'image+emulab-ops//FEDORA10-STD" />'
            else:
                return ""
        # Main line of generate
        t = topo.clone()

        starts = { }
        # Weed out the things we aren't going to instantiate: Segments, portal
        # substrates, and portal interfaces.  (The copy in the for loop allows
        # us to delete from e.elements in side the for loop).  While we're
        # touching all the elements, we also adjust paths from the original
        # testbed to local testbed paths and put the federation commands and
        # startcommands into a dict so we can start them manually later.
        # ProtoGENI requires setup before the federation commands run, so we
        # run them by hand after we've seeded configurations.
        for e in [e for e in t.elements]:
            if isinstance(e, topdl.Segment):
                t.elements.remove(e)
            # Fix software paths
            for s in getattr(e, 'software', []):
                s.location = re.sub("^.*/", softdir, s.location)
            if isinstance(e, topdl.Computer):
                if e.get_attribute('portal') and self.portal_startcommand:
                    # Portals never have a user-specified start command
                    starts[e.name] = self.portal_startcommand
                elif self.node_startcommand:
                    if e.get_attribute('startup'):
                        starts[e.name] = "%s \\$USER '%s'" % \
                                (self.node_startcommand, 
                                        e.get_attribute('startup'))
                        e.remove_attribute('startup')
                    else:
                        starts[e.name] = self.node_startcommand

                # Remove portal interfaces 
                e.interface = [i for i in e.interface \
                        if not i.get_attribute('portal')]

        t.substrates = [ s.clone() for s in t.substrates ]
        t.incorporate_elements()

        # Customize the rspec output to use the image we like
        filters = [ image_filter ]

        # Convert to rspec and return it
        exp_rspec = topdl.topology_to_rspec(t, filters)

        return exp_rspec

    def retrieve_software(self, topo, certfile, softdir):
        """
        Collect the software that nodes in the topology need loaded and stage
        it locally.  This implies retrieving it from the experiment_controller
        and placing it into softdir.  Certfile is used to prove that this node
        has access to that data (it's the allocation/segment fedid).  Finally
        local portal and federation software is also copied to the same staging
        directory for simplicity - all software needed for experiment creation
        is in softdir.
        """
        sw = set()
        for e in topo.elements:
            for s in getattr(e, 'software', []):
                sw.add(s.location)
        os.mkdir(softdir)
        for s in sw:
            self.log.debug("Retrieving %s" % s)
            try:
                get_url(s, certfile, softdir)
            except:
                t, v, st = sys.exc_info()
                raise service_error(service_error.internal,
                        "Error retrieving %s: %s" % (s, v))

        # Copy local portal node software to the tempdir
        for s in (self.portal_software, self.federation_software):
            for l, f in s:
                base = os.path.basename(f)
                copy_file(f, "%s/%s" % (softdir, base))


    def initialize_experiment_info(self, attrs, aid, certfile, tmpdir):
        """
        Gather common configuration files, retrieve or create an experiment
        name and project name, and return the ssh_key filenames.  Create an
        allocation log bound to the state log variable as well. 
        """
        configs = set(('hosts', 'ssh_pubkey', 'ssh_secretkey'))
        ename = None
        pubkey_base = None
        secretkey_base = None
        alloc_log = None

        for a in attrs:
            if a['attribute'] in configs:
                try:
                    self.log.debug("Retrieving %s" % a['value'])
                    get_url(a['value'], certfile, tmpdir)
                except:
                    t, v, st = sys.exc_info()
                    raise service_error(service_error.internal,
                            "Error retrieving %s: %s" % (a.get('value', ""), v))
            if a['attribute'] == 'ssh_pubkey':
                pubkey_base = a['value'].rpartition('/')[2]
            if a['attribute'] == 'ssh_secretkey':
                secretkey_base = a['value'].rpartition('/')[2]
            if a['attribute'] == 'experiment_name':
                ename = a['value']

        if not ename:
            ename = ""
            for i in range(0,5):
                ename += random.choice(string.ascii_letters)
            self.log.warn("No experiment name: picked one randomly: %s" \
                    % ename)

        self.state_lock.acquire()
        if self.allocation.has_key(aid):
            cf, user, ssh_key, cpw = self.allocation[aid]['credentials']
            self.allocation[aid]['experiment'] = ename
            self.allocation[aid]['log'] = [ ]
            # Create a logger that logs to the experiment's state object as
            # well as to the main log file.
            alloc_log = logging.getLogger('fedd.access.%s' % ename)
            h = logging.StreamHandler(
                    list_log.list_log(self.allocation[aid]['log']))
            # XXX: there should be a global one of these rather than
            # repeating the code.
            h.setFormatter(logging.Formatter(
                "%(asctime)s %(name)s %(message)s",
                        '%d %b %y %H:%M:%S'))
            alloc_log.addHandler(h)
            self.write_state()
        else:
            self.log.error("No allocation for %s!?" % aid)
        self.state_lock.release()

        return (ename, pubkey_base, secretkey_base, cf, user, ssh_key, 
                cpw, alloc_log)

    def finalize_experiment(self, topo, nodes, aid, alloc_id, proof):
        # Copy the assigned names into the return topology
        rvtopo = topo.clone()
        embedding = [ ]
        for k, n in nodes.items():
            embedding.append({ 
                'toponame': k,
                'physname': [n ],
                })
        # Grab the log (this is some anal locking, but better safe than
        # sorry)
        self.state_lock.acquire()
        logv = "".join(self.allocation[aid]['log'])
        # It's possible that the StartSegment call gets retried (!). 
        # if the 'started' key is in the allocation, we'll return it rather
        # than redo the setup.
        self.allocation[aid]['started'] = { 
                'allocID': alloc_id,
                'allocationLog': logv,
                'segmentdescription': { 
                    'topdldescription': rvtopo.to_dict() },
                'embedding': embedding,
                'proof': proof.to_dict(),
                }
        retval = copy.deepcopy(self.allocation[aid]['started'])
        self.write_state()
        self.state_lock.release()

        return retval

    def StartSegment(self, req, fid):
        err = None  # Any service_error generated after tmpdir is created
        rv = None   # Return value from segment creation

        try:
            req = req['StartSegmentRequestBody']
            topref = req['segmentdescription']['topdldescription']
        except KeyError:
            raise service_error(service_error.req, "Badly formed request")

        connInfo = req.get('connection', [])
        services = req.get('service', [])
        auth_attr = req['allocID']['fedid']
        aid = "%s" % auth_attr
        attrs = req.get('fedAttr', [])
        access_ok, proof = self.auth.check_attribute(fid, auth_attr, 
                with_proof=True)
        if not access_ok:
            raise service_error(service_error.access, "Access denied")
        else:
            # See if this is a replay of an earlier succeeded StartSegment -
            # sometimes SSL kills 'em.  If so, replay the response rather than
            # redoing the allocation.
            self.state_lock.acquire()
            retval = self.allocation[aid].get('started', None)
            self.state_lock.release()
            if retval:
                self.log.warning("Duplicate StartSegment for %s: " % aid + \
                        "replaying response")
                return retval

        if topref:
            topo = topdl.Topology(**topref)
        else:
            raise service_error(service_error.req, 
                    "Request missing segmentdescription'")

        certfile = "%s/%s.pem" % (self.certdir, auth_attr)
        try:
            tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="access-")
            softdir = "%s/software" % tmpdir
        except EnvironmentError:
            raise service_error(service_error.internal, "Cannot create tmp dir")

        # Try block alllows us to clean up temporary files.
        try:
            self.retrieve_software(topo, certfile, softdir)
            self.configure_userconf(services, tmpdir)
            ename, pubkey_base, secretkey_base, cf, user, ssh_key, \
                cpw, alloc_log = self.initialize_experiment_info(attrs,
                        aid, certfile, tmpdir)
            self.import_store_info(certfile, connInfo)
            rspec = self.generate_rspec(topo, "%s/%s/" \
                    % (self.staging_dir, ename), connInfo)

            segment_commands = self.api_proxy(keyfile=ssh_key,
                    debug=self.create_debug, log=alloc_log,
                    ch_url = self.ch_url, sa_url=self.sa_url,
                    cm_url=self.cm_url)
            rv, nodes = self.start_segment(segment_commands, aid, user, rspec,
                    pubkey_base, 
                    secretkey_base, ename,
                    "%s/%s" % (self.staging_dir, ename), tmpdir, cf, cpw,
                    certfile, topo, connInfo, services)
        except EnvironmentError, e:
            err = service_error(service_error.internal, "%s" % e)
        except service_error, e:
            err = e
        except:
            t, v, st = sys.exc_info()
            err = service_error(service_error.internal, "%s: %s" % \
                    (v, traceback.extract_tb(st)))

        # Walk up tmpdir, deleting as we go
        if self.cleanup: self.remove_dirs(tmpdir)
        else: self.log.debug("[StartSegment]: not removing %s" % tmpdir)

        if rv:
            return self.finalize_experiment(topo, nodes, aid, req['allocID'],
                    proof)
        elif err:
            raise service_error(service_error.federant,
                    "Swapin failed: %s" % err)
        else:
            raise service_error(service_error.federant, "Swapin failed")

    def stop_segment(self, segment_commands, user, stagingdir, slice_cred,
            slice_urn, certfile, certpw):
        """
        Stop a sub experiment by calling swapexp on the federant
        """
        host = self.staging_host
        rv = False
        try:
            # Clean out tar files: we've gone over quota in the past
            if stagingdir:
                segment_commands.ssh_cmd(user, host, "rm -rf %s" % stagingdir)
            if slice_cred:
                self.log.error('Removing Sliver on ProtoGENI')
                ctxt = fedd_ssl_context(my_cert=certfile, password=certpw)
                self.delete_slice(segment_commands, slice_cred, slice_urn, ctxt)
            return True
        except self.ssh_cmd_timeout:
            rv = False
        return rv

    def TerminateSegment(self, req, fid):
        try:
            req = req['TerminateSegmentRequestBody']
        except KeyError:
            raise service_error(service_error.req, "Badly formed request")

        auth_attr = req['allocID']['fedid']
        aid = "%s" % auth_attr
        attrs = req.get('fedAttr', [])
        access_ok, proof = self.auth.check_attribute(fid, auth_attr, 
                with_proof=True)
        if not access_ok:
            raise service_error(service_error.access, "Access denied")

        self.state_lock.acquire()
        if self.allocation.has_key(aid):
            cf, user, ssh_key, cpw = self.allocation[aid]['credentials']
            slice_cred = self.allocation[aid].get('slice_credential', None)
            slice_urn = self.allocation[aid].get('slice_urn', None)
            ename = self.allocation[aid].get('experiment', None)
        else:
            cf, user, ssh_key, cpw = (None, None, None, None)
            slice_cred = None
            slice_urn = None
            ename = None
        self.state_lock.release()

        if ename:
            staging = "%s/%s" % ( self.staging_dir, ename)
        else:
            self.log.warn("Can't find experiment name for %s" % aid)
            staging = None

        segment_commands = self.api_proxy(keyfile=ssh_key,
                debug=self.create_debug, ch_url = self.ch_url,
                sa_url=self.sa_url, cm_url=self.cm_url)
        self.stop_segment(segment_commands, user, staging, slice_cred,
                slice_urn, cf, cpw)
        return { 'allocID': req['allocID'], 'proof': proof.to_dict() }

    def renew_segment(self, segment_commands, name, scred, slice_urn, interval, 
            certfile, certpw):
        """
        Linear code through the segment renewal calls.
        """
        ctxt = fedd_ssl_context(my_cert=certfile, password=certpw)
        try:
            expiration = time.strftime("%Y%m%dT%H:%M:%S",
                    time.gmtime(time.time() + interval))
            cred = segment_commands.slice_authority_call('GetCredential', 
                    {}, ctxt)

            param = {
                    'credential': scred,
                    'expiration': expiration
                    }
            r = segment_commands.slice_authority_call('RenewSlice', param, ctxt)
            param = {
                    'credential': cred,
                    'urn': slice_urn,
                    'type': 'Slice',
                    }
            new_scred = segment_commands.slice_authority_call('GetCredential',
                    param, ctxt)

        except segment_commands.ProtoGENIError, e:
            self.log.error("Failed to extend slice %s: %s" % (name, e))
            return None
        try:
            param = {
                    'credentials': [new_scred,],
                    'slice_urn': slice_urn,
                    }
            r = segment_commands.component_manager_call('RenewSlice', param, 
                    ctxt)
        except segment_commands.ProtoGENIError, e:
            self.log.warn("Failed to renew sliver for %s: %s" % (name, e))

        return new_scred
    

    def RenewSlices(self):
        self.log.info("Scanning for slices to renew")
        self.state_lock.acquire()
        aids = self.allocation.keys()
        self.state_lock.release()

        for aid in aids:
            self.state_lock.acquire()
            if self.allocation.has_key(aid):
                name = self.allocation[aid].get('slice_name', None)
                scred = self.allocation[aid].get('slice_credential', None)
                slice_urn = self.allocation[aid].get('slice_urn', None)
                cf, user, ssh_key, cpw = self.allocation[aid]['credentials']
            else:
                name = None
                scred = None
            self.state_lock.release()

            if not os.access(cf, os.R_OK):
                self.log.error(
                        "[RenewSlices] cred.file %s unreadable, ignoring" % cf)
                continue

            # There's a ProtoGENI slice associated with the segment; renew it.
            if name and scred and slice_urn:
                segment_commands = self.api_proxy(log=self.log, 
                        debug=self.create_debug, keyfile=ssh_key,
                        cm_url = self.cm_url, sa_url = self.sa_url,
                        ch_url = self.ch_url)
                new_scred = self.renew_segment(segment_commands, name, scred, 
                        slice_urn, self.renewal_interval, cf, cpw)
                if new_scred:
                    self.log.info("Slice %s renewed until %s GMT" % \
                            (name, time.asctime(time.gmtime(\
                                time.time()+self.renewal_interval))))
                    self.state_lock.acquire()
                    if self.allocation.has_key(aid):
                        self.allocation[aid]['slice_credential'] = new_scred
                        self.write_state()
                    self.state_lock.release()
                else:
                    self.log.info("Failed to renew slice %s " % name)

        # Let's do this all again soon.  (4 tries before the slices time out)   
        t = Timer(self.renewal_interval/4, self.RenewSlices)
        t.start()