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+#============================================================================
+# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+#============================================================================
+# Copyright (C) 2005 XenSource Ltd
+#============================================================================
+
+
+XENCONSOLE = "xenconsole"
+
+
+import xen.util.auxbin
+
+
+def execConsole(domid):
+    xen.util.auxbin.execute(XENCONSOLE, [str(domid)])