That IndexError has been fixed in ansible devel. It's not really a pywinrm issue, but an ansible issue in trying to handle the HTTPError from pywinrm.
It happens when the HTTPError from urllib2 isn't a file-like object (despite what the docs say in https://docs.python.org/2/library/urllib2.html#urllib2.HTTPError). On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 4:58 PM, Michael DeHaan <[email protected]> wrote: > This is probably a good error to file upstream with winrm, such that on > this error it can present something better to the user. > > We could catch it, but an IndexError is the wrong sort of exception to be > catching here. > > > > On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 2:44 PM, Trond Hindenes <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Have you prepared your Windows nodes as per documentation? Basically, yuu >> need to enable WinRM connections over HTTPS, and enable Baisc auth for your >> WinRm endpoint. Look at the documentation, there's a script that will do >> those things for you. I've uploaded a newer version of that script here: >> https://gist.github.com/trondhindenes/2cd162d4b17c2c28ec40 >> >> _Trond >> >> >> On Friday, October 17, 2014 5:02:06 PM UTC+2, Bryan Cochrane wrote: >> >>> I am trying to setup windows remoting for ansible. >>> >>> I have Ansible version 1.7.2, ee-bryan is Windows 8.1, ee-csg is Windows >>> Server 2012. Both have Powershell 4. >>> >>> under /etc/ansible I have created hosts as >>> [windows] >>> ee-bryan >>> ee-csg >>> >>> and I have created /etc/ansible/group_vars/windows.yml with >>> >>> #It is suggested that these be encrypted with ansible-vault: >>> # ansible-vault edit group_vars/windows.yml >>> # >>> ansible_ssh_user: Administrator >>> ansible_ssh_pass: password >>> ansible_ssh_port: 5986 >>> ansible_connection: winrm >>> >>> but on testing I get >>> >>> # ansible windows -m win_ping >>> ee-csg.ee.ic.ac.uk | FAILED => Traceback (most recent call last): >>> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/runner/__init__.py", >>> line 561, in _executor >>> exec_rc = self._executor_internal(host, new_stdin) >>> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/runner/__init__.py", >>> line 666, in _executor_internal >>> return self._executor_internal_inner(host, self.module_name, >>> self.module_args, inject, port, complex_args=complex_args) >>> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/runner/__init__.py", >>> line 837, in _executor_internal_inner >>> conn = self.connector.connect(actual_host, actual_port, >>> actual_user, actual_pass, actual_transport, actual_private_key_file) >>> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/runner/connection.py", >>> line 34, in connect >>> self.active = conn.connect() >>> File >>> "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/runner/connection_plugins/winrm.py", >>> line 132, in connect >>> self.protocol = self._winrm_connect() >>> File >>> "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/runner/connection_plugins/winrm.py", >>> line 90, in _winrm_connect >>> err_msg = str(exc.args[0]) >>> IndexError: tuple index out of range >>> >>> ee-bryan.ee.ic.ac.uk | FAILED => Traceback (most recent call last): >>> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/runner/__init__.py", >>> line 561, in _executor >>> exec_rc = self._executor_internal(host, new_stdin) >>> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/runner/__init__.py", >>> line 666, in _executor_internal >>> return self._executor_internal_inner(host, self.module_name, >>> self.module_args, inject, port, complex_args=complex_args) >>> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/runner/__init__.py", >>> line 837, in _executor_internal_inner >>> conn = self.connector.connect(actual_host, actual_port, >>> actual_user, actual_pass, actual_transport, actual_private_key_file) >>> File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/runner/connection.py", >>> line 34, in connect >>> self.active = conn.connect() >>> File >>> "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/runner/connection_plugins/winrm.py", >>> line 132, in connect >>> self.protocol = self._winrm_connect() >>> File >>> "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/runner/connection_plugins/winrm.py", >>> line 90, in _winrm_connect >>> err_msg = str(exc.args[0]) >>> IndexError: tuple index out of range >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Ansible Project" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/5a2d00b4-3009-4912-abe9-28c9764dc9f8%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/5a2d00b4-3009-4912-abe9-28c9764dc9f8%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ansible Project" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CA%2BnsWgyryKWdSaka0-uVJzLp9pT%2BgV3dJTQHUSZnnAUCEmFCrQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CA%2BnsWgyryKWdSaka0-uVJzLp9pT%2BgV3dJTQHUSZnnAUCEmFCrQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. 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