The "ping" module is *NOT* Ansible trying to reach a host via ICMP message. Ansible will try to connect to the host via SSH and execute the "ping" module which just generates a "pong" answer.
Am 20.06.2015 um 18:36 schrieb Suneel Gali: > Hi Team, > > I just started working on ansible and using online documentation to try. > > I just ran my first command : ansible all -m ping > > Why ansible wants to SSH to the server for which I am trying ping? > > It does not make sense (until I am missing some thing) to connect to the > server when I just want to ping the server. > > I added a Windows machine (the server is up and running) in the host file and > the ping command failed on SSH. > > If I am trying to run a command on remote server, SSH connection is required. > Why for "ping"? > > > Thanks, > Suneel > > -- > 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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/42379306-69cb-41e1-b408-7e480b460bf0%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/42379306-69cb-41e1-b408-7e480b460bf0%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/5587F69F.3030608%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
