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diff --git a/cloudinit/execute.py b/cloudinit/execute.py
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+def run(list,cfg):
+    import subprocess
+    retcode = subprocess.call(list)
+
+    if retcode == 0:
+        return
+
+    if retcode < 0:
+        str="Cmd terminated by signal %s\n" % -retcode
+    else:
+        str="Cmd returned %s\n" % retcode
+    str+=' '.join(list)
+    raise Exception(str)