Hi Karl, yes, I can connect to the device from my ansible server using telnet. I can also connect to the device using my putty (outside of ansible) using telnet.
On Monday, April 13, 2020 at 3:23:36 AM UTC-4, Karl Auer wrote: > > Can you connect to your IOS devices normally, i.e. outside Ansible? > > If yes, then I have no idea what's going on, but if not, get that working > first before you try doing it with Ansible. > > Off the cuff theory is that the devices do not permit telnet connections... > > Regards, K. > > > On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 5:07 PM Zaldy B <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> Hi Experts, >> >> I am just new with this one. I am trying to connect using telnet (ssh has >> no issue) to my IOS devices, but I am getting error when I run my playbook: >> ------------------------------ >> >> - >> >> name: Telnet do show version for IOS >> hosts: telnet_device >> gather_facts: false >> connection: local >> >> tasks: >> - name: show version >> telnet: >> user: cisco >> password: cisco >> login_prompt: "Username: " >> prompts: >> - "[>#]" >> command: >> - terminal length 0 >> - show version >> >> Error: >> PLAY [Telnet do show version for IOS] >> *********************************************************************************************************************** >> >> TASK [show version] >> ***************************************************************************************************************************************** >> fatal: [telnet_device]: FAILED! => {"changed": true, "msg": "Telnet >> action failed: telnet connection closed", "output": []} >> >> PLAY RECAP >> ************************************************************************************************************************************************** >> telnet_device : ok=0 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=1 skipped=0 rescued=0 >> ignored=0 >> >> >> >> Any suggestions/comments is much appreciated. >> >> -- >> 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] <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/60dd5a69-5a23-4c53-9bcf-08e5e8df6b44%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/60dd5a69-5a23-4c53-9bcf-08e5e8df6b44%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > > *Karl Auer* { manager, systems support } > P: 1300 759 975 > E: [email protected] <javascript:> > 2pisoftware.com > > GPG/PGP : DF6A 43E5 FB9D D884 C6CA CD7F 5278 212D E80F C107 > Previous: 301B 1F4E 624D AD99 242C 7A68 EC24 7113 E854 4A4E > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/77abad3c-b5ad-45c5-a2e2-d5e8331f73b6%40googlegroups.com.
