Index: trunk/packages/invirt-base/debian/changelog
===================================================================
--- trunk/packages/invirt-base/debian/changelog	(revision 2096)
+++ trunk/packages/invirt-base/debian/changelog	(revision 2097)
@@ -1,8 +1,2 @@
-invirt-base (0.0.21) unstable; urgency=low
-
-  * Get rid of confusing err=True option to invirt.remctl.remctl
-
- -- Evan Broder <broder@mit.edu>  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:49:46 -0500
-
 invirt-base (0.0.20) unstable; urgency=low
 
Index: trunk/packages/invirt-base/python/invirt/common.py
===================================================================
--- trunk/packages/invirt-base/python/invirt/common.py	(revision 2096)
+++ trunk/packages/invirt-base/python/invirt/common.py	(revision 2097)
@@ -76,7 +76,5 @@
 class CodeError(Exception):
     """Exception for internal errors or bad faith input."""
-    def __init__(self, message, code=None):
-        Exception.__init__(self, message)
-        self.code = code
+    pass
 
 #
Index: trunk/packages/invirt-base/python/invirt/remctl.py
===================================================================
--- trunk/packages/invirt-base/python/invirt/remctl.py	(revision 2096)
+++ trunk/packages/invirt-base/python/invirt/remctl.py	(revision 2097)
@@ -37,5 +37,9 @@
                          stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
     v = p.wait()
+    if kws.get('err'):
+        return p.stdout.read(), p.stderr.read()
     if v:
-        raise CodeError('ERROR on remctl %s:\n%s' % (args, p.stderr.read()), v)
+        print >> sys.stderr, 'Error', v, 'on remctl', args, ':'
+        print >> sys.stderr, p.stderr.read()
+        raise CodeError('ERROR on remctl')
     return p.stdout.read()
Index: trunk/packages/invirt-remote/debian/changelog
===================================================================
--- trunk/packages/invirt-remote/debian/changelog	(revision 2096)
+++ trunk/packages/invirt-remote/debian/changelog	(revision 2097)
@@ -1,11 +1,2 @@
-invirt-remote (0.3.2) unstable; urgency=low
-
-  * Don't pass untrusted arguments to xm info.
-  * Exit with a non-0 error code on the host if there's an error.
-  * Always exec instead of fork&exec on the remctl server so that return
-    codes get passed on.
-
- -- Evan Broder <broder@mit.edu>  Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:51:54 -0500
-
 invirt-remote (0.3.1) unstable; urgency=low
 
Index: trunk/packages/invirt-remote/host/usr/sbin/invirt-remote
===================================================================
--- trunk/packages/invirt-remote/host/usr/sbin/invirt-remote	(revision 2096)
+++ trunk/packages/invirt-remote/host/usr/sbin/invirt-remote	(revision 2097)
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
 	        ;;
 	    info)
-		exec /usr/sbin/xm info
+		COMMAND=/usr/sbin/xm
 		;;
             vnccert)
@@ -39,3 +39,3 @@
 esac
 
-exec "$COMMAND" "$SERVICE" "$@"
+$COMMAND "$SERVICE" "$@"
Index: trunk/packages/invirt-remote/host/usr/sbin/invirt-vmcontrol
===================================================================
--- trunk/packages/invirt-remote/host/usr/sbin/invirt-vmcontrol	(revision 2096)
+++ trunk/packages/invirt-remote/host/usr/sbin/invirt-vmcontrol	(revision 2097)
@@ -12,8 +12,4 @@
 ACTION="$2"
 MACHINE="d_$ORIGMACHINE"
-
-xm () {
-    command xm "$@" || exit 35
-}
 
 case "$ACTION" in
Index: trunk/packages/invirt-remote/server/usr/sbin/invirt-remote-proxy
===================================================================
--- trunk/packages/invirt-remote/server/usr/sbin/invirt-remote-proxy	(revision 2096)
+++ trunk/packages/invirt-remote/server/usr/sbin/invirt-remote-proxy	(revision 2097)
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@
 case "$TYPE/$SERVICE" in
     web/listvms )
-	exec invirt-remote-listvms "$@" ;;
+	invirt-remote-listvms "$@" ;;
     web/vnccert )
-        exec invirt-remote-vnccert "$@" ;;
+        invirt-remote-vnccert "$@" ;;
     control/help )
-        exec invirt-remctl-help ;;
+        invirt-remctl-help ;;
     control/create|control/install )
-	exec invirt-remote-create "$SERVICE" "$MACHINE" "$@" ;;
+	invirt-remote-create "$SERVICE" "$MACHINE" "$@" ;;
     control/listhost|control/list-host )
-	exec invirt-remote-listhost "$MACHINE" "$@" ;;
+	invirt-remote-listhost "$MACHINE" "$@" ;;
     control/* )
 	# Everything but create must go where the VM is already running.
-	exec invirt-remote-control "$MACHINE" "$SERVICE" "$@" ;;
+	invirt-remote-control "$MACHINE" "$SERVICE" "$@" ;;
     * )
-	exec remctl "$(invirt-getconf hosts.0.hostname)" remote "$TYPE" "$SERVICE" "$@" ;;
+	remctl "$(invirt-getconf hosts.0.hostname)" remote "$TYPE" "$SERVICE" "$@" ;;
 esac
Index: trunk/packages/invirt-web/code/controls.py
===================================================================
--- trunk/packages/invirt-web/code/controls.py	(revision 2096)
+++ trunk/packages/invirt-web/code/controls.py	(revision 2097)
@@ -65,15 +65,14 @@
     id of the CD (e.g. 'gutsy_i386')
     """
-    try:
-        if cdtype is not None:
-            out = remctl('control', machine.name, 'create', 
-                              cdtype)
-        else:
-            out = remctl('control', machine.name, 'create')
-    except CodeError, e:
-        if 'already running' in e.message:
-            raise InvalidInput('action', 'create',
-                               'VM %s is already on' % machine.name)
-        else:
+    if cdtype is not None:
+        out, err = remctl('control', machine.name, 'create', 
+                          cdtype, err=True)
+    else:
+        out, err = remctl('control', machine.name, 'create',
+                          err=True)
+    if 'already running' in err:
+        raise InvalidInput('action', 'create',
+                           'VM %s is already on' % machine.name)
+    elif err:
         raise CodeError('"%s" on "control %s create %s' 
                         % (err, machine.name, cdtype))
@@ -158,11 +157,14 @@
     Gets and parses xm list --long
     """
-    try:
-        value_string = remctl('control', machine.name, 'list-long')
-    except CodeError, e:
-        if 'is not on' in e.message:
-            return None
-        else:
-            raise
+    value_string, err_string = remctl('control', machine.name, 'list-long', 
+                                      err=True)
+    if 'Unknown command' in err_string:
+        raise CodeError("ERROR in remctl list-long %s is not registered" % 
+                        (machine.name,))
+    elif 'is not on' in err_string:
+        return None
+    elif err_string:
+        raise CodeError("ERROR in remctl list-long %s:  %s" % 
+                        (machine.name, err_string))
     status = parseStatus(value_string)
     return status
@@ -170,7 +172,6 @@
 def listHost(machine):
     """Return the host a machine is running on"""
-    try:
-        out = remctl('control', machine.name, 'listhost')
-    except CodeError, e:
+    out, err = remctl('control', machine.name, 'listhost', err=True)
+    if err:
         return None
     return out.strip()
@@ -178,7 +179,6 @@
 def vnctoken(machine):
     """Return a time-stamped VNC token"""
-    try:
-        out = remctl('control', machine.name, 'vnctoken')
-    except CodeError, e:
+    out, err = remctl('control', machine.name, 'vnctoken', err=True)
+    if err:
         return None
     return out.strip()
@@ -186,8 +186,5 @@
 def deleteVM(machine):
     """Delete a VM."""
-    try:
-        remctl('control', machine.name, 'destroy')
-    except CodeError:
-        pass
+    remctl('control', machine.name, 'destroy', err=True)
     session.begin()
     delete_disk_pairs = [(machine.name, d.guest_device_name) 
@@ -219,15 +216,18 @@
         raise CodeError("Invalid action '%s'" % action)
     if action == 'Reboot':
-        try:
-            if cdrom is not None:
-                out = remctl('control', machine.name, 'reboot', cdrom)
-            else:
-                out = remctl('control', machine.name, 'reboot')
-        except CodeError, e:
-            if re.match("machine '.*' is not on", e.message):
+        if cdrom is not None:
+            out, err = remctl('control', machine.name, 'reboot', cdrom,
+                              err=True)
+        else:
+            out, err = remctl('control', machine.name, 'reboot',
+                              err=True)
+        if err:
+            if re.match("machine '.*' is not on", err):
                 raise InvalidInput("action", "reboot", 
                                    "Machine is not on")
             else:
-                raise
+                print >> sys.stderr, 'Error on reboot:'
+                print >> sys.stderr, err
+                raise CodeError('ERROR on remctl')
                 
     elif action == 'Power on':
@@ -238,21 +238,23 @@
         bootMachine(machine, cdrom)
     elif action == 'Power off':
-        try:
-            out = remctl('control', machine.name, 'destroy')
-        except CodeError, e:
-            if re.match("machine '.*' is not on", e.message):
+        out, err = remctl('control', machine.name, 'destroy', err=True)
+        if err:
+            if re.match("machine '.*' is not on", err):
                 raise InvalidInput("action", "Power off", 
                                    "Machine is not on.")
             else:
-                raise
+                print >> sys.stderr, 'Error on power off:'
+                print >> sys.stderr, err
+                raise CodeError('ERROR on remctl')
     elif action == 'Shutdown':
-        try:
-            out = remctl('control', machine.name, 'shutdown')
-        except CodeError, e:
-            if re.match("machine '.*' is not on", e.message):
+        out, err = remctl('control', machine.name, 'shutdown', err=True)
+        if err:
+            if re.match("machine '.*' is not on", err):
                 raise InvalidInput("action", "Shutdown", 
                                    "Machine is not on.")
             else:
-                raise
+                print >> sys.stderr, 'Error on Shutdown:'
+                print >> sys.stderr, err
+                raise CodeError('ERROR on remctl')
     elif action == 'Delete VM':
         deleteVM(machine)
