Unless you have some specific reason for wanting to use telnet, the obvious workaround is to use ssh instead....
Regards, K. On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 5:51 PM Zaldy B <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]> 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]. >>> 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] >> 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/77abad3c-b5ad-45c5-a2e2-d5e8331f73b6%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- *Karl Auer* { manager, systems support } P: 1300 759 975 E: [email protected] 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/CA%2B%2BT08TUa3W5ge7VsP%2BgtL0ciq%3DJMSNDMsbrZbpn48quZCVpeQ%40mail.gmail.com.
