Index: cloud-init-0.6.3/cloudinit/netinfo.py
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--- cloud-init-0.6.3.orig/cloudinit/netinfo.py
+++ cloud-init-0.6.3/cloudinit/netinfo.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import subprocess
 
 def netdev_info(empty=""):
     fields = ("hwaddr", "addr", "bcast", "mask")
-    ifcfg_out = str(subprocess.check_output(["ifconfig", "-a"]))
+    ifcfg_out = str(subprocess.Popen(["ifconfig", "-a"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0])
     devs = {}
     for line in ifcfg_out.splitlines():
         if len(line) == 0:
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def netdev_info(empty=""):
 
 
 def route_info():
-    route_out = str(subprocess.check_output(["route", "-n"]))
+    route_out = str(subprocess.Popen(["route", "-n"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0])
     routes = []
     for line in route_out.splitlines()[1:]:
         if not line: