diff --git a/modules/testing/__init__.py b/modules/testing/__init__.py
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--- a/modules/testing/__init__.py
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-import maintenance
diff --git a/modules/testing/__init__.pyc b/modules/testing/__init__.pyc
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diff --git a/modules/testing/configuration_setup.py b/modules/testing/configuration_setup.py
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--- a/modules/testing/configuration_setup.py
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-from fabric.api import task, env
-from fabric.operations import run
-import os
-import modules.utils as utils
-
-from modules.conf import create_dir_top
-from modules.conf import exists_dir_top
-from modules.conf import exists_dir_sub
-from modules.conf import exists_file
-
-# import modules.conf as conf
-
-
-@task
-def test(*args, **kwargs):
-    """
-    Test functions in conf
-
-    Keyword Arguments:
-
-        funcname -- name of testing function to run
-    """
-    # configuration = env.config
-
-    # dictionary of legitimate functions that can be tested
-    # when given the param name
-    test_values = {
-        'conf_top': test_conf_top,
-        'conf_sub': test_conf_sub,
-        'conf_file': test_conf_file,
-    }
-
-    funcname = kwargs.get('funcname')
-
-    if not funcname:
-        if len(args) > 0:
-            funcname = args[0]
-            args = args[1:]
-
-    if funcname in test_values.keys():
-        test_values[funcname](*args, **kwargs)
-
-    else:
-        print "\nTest functions in this module, acceptable values include:"
-        for val in test_values:
-            print val
-
-
-def test_conf_file(*args, **kwargs):
-    SPACING = "\n"
-    utils.print_console("testing exist_conf_file",
-                        prepend=SPACING, append=SPACING)
-
-    confargument = kwargs.get('conf')
-    if not confargument:
-        confargument = args[0] if len(args) > 0 else None
-
-    exists_file(confargument)
-
-
-def test_conf_sub(*args, **kwargs):
-    SPACING = "\n"
-    utils.print_console("testing exist_conf_sub",
-                        prepend=SPACING, append=SPACING)
-
-    confargument = kwargs.get('conf')
-    if not confargument:
-        confargument = args[0] if len(args) > 0 else None
-
-    exists_dir_sub(confargument)
-
-
-def test_conf_top(*args, **kwargs):
-    configuration = env.config
-    SPACING = "\n"
-
-    utils.print_console("testing exists_conf",
-                        prepend=SPACING, append=SPACING)
-
-    utils.printvar("exists_dir_top",
-                   exists_dir_top())
-
-    utils.print_console("testing create_dir_top",
-                        prepend=SPACING, append=SPACING)
-
-    if exists_dir_top():
-
-        msg = "conf directory already exists, move conf to a temporary " \
-            "directory, and test out the create_dir_top function."
-        utils.print_console(msg, prepend=SPACING, append=SPACING, sep=None)
-
-        #
-        # command to create a temporary directory and echo it's name
-        # back to stdout, so we can store that name for use
-
-        cmd_mktmp = "mytmpdir=`mktemp -d 2>/dev/null ||" \
-            " mktemp -d -t 'mytmpdir'`"
-        cmd_mktmp = cmd_mktmp + "; echo $mytmpdir"
-
-        #
-        # create a temporary diretory to store old conf files
-
-        tmpdir = run(cmd_mktmp)
-
-        #
-        # make sure we are working with a legit path
-        # otherwise, just kick out.
-
-        with utils.virtualenv():
-            cmd_py_isdir = "python -c \"import os; "\
-                "print os.path.isdir('%s')\"" % \
-                configuration.paths.conf.remote
-
-            #
-            # take the output from this command and booleanize it
-
-            output = run(cmd_py_isdir)
-            is_dir = utils.booleanize(output)
-            utils.printvar("is_dir", is_dir)
-
-        if is_dir:
-            lastpart = os.path.basename(configuration.paths.conf.remote)
-
-            path_conf_tmp = os.path.join(tmpdir, lastpart)
-        else:
-
-            utils.printvar("configuration.paths.conf.remote",
-                           configuration.paths.conf.remote)
-
-            msg = "the original configuration path is NOT a path." \
-                "Continue? y/N"
-
-            utils.prompt_continue(message=msg, default="N")
-
-        #
-        # now move the original configuration directory to the temporary
-        # location, and run test running create_dir_top on an empty
-
-        msg = "moving original conf directory."
-        utils.print_console(msg, prepend=SPACING, append=SPACING, sep=None)
-
-        cmd_mvtmp = "mv %s %s" % \
-            (configuration.paths.conf.remote, path_conf_tmp)
-
-        run(cmd_mvtmp)
-
-        #
-        # create the new conf directory
-
-        msg = "creating new conf directory."
-        utils.print_console(msg, prepend=SPACING, append=SPACING, sep=None)
-        create_dir_top()
-
-        #
-        # testing on empty location completed, remove the current directory
-        # and move back the original
-
-        msg = "removing created directory."
-        utils.print_console(msg, prepend=SPACING, append=SPACING, sep=None)
-
-        cmd_rm_created = "rm -Rf %s" % configuration.paths.conf.remote
-        run(cmd_rm_created)
-
-        #
-        # returning original directory
-
-        msg = "Moving back original directory."
-        utils.print_console(msg, prepend=SPACING, append=SPACING, sep=None)
-
-        cmd_return_orig = "mv %s %s" % \
-            (path_conf_tmp, configuration.paths.conf.remote)
-
-        run(cmd_return_orig)
-
-        cmd_rmtmp = "rm -Rf %s" % tmpdir
-        run(cmd_rmtmp)
-    else:
-        msg = "conf directory does not exist, test out create_dir_top"
-        utils.print_console(msg, prepend=SPACING, append=SPACING, sep=None)
-
-        create_dir_top()
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