'Initialize the actual Augeas instance'

def init_augeas(self):

    import augeas
    self.aug = augeas.Augeas(loadpath=constants.AUGEAS_LENS_DIR, flags=((augeas.Augeas.NONE | augeas.Augeas.NO_MODL_AUTOLOAD) | augeas.Augeas.ENABLE_SPAN))
    self.recovery_routine()
