Hi Karl, Unfortunately, those devices that we have are old and uses telnet :)
But other devices which are SSH enabled are being automated by ansible On Monday, April 13, 2020 at 4:05:53 AM UTC-4, Karl Auer wrote: > > 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] <javascript:>> > 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] <javascript:>. >> 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] <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/6c9852f6-30a6-4326-b29a-d2d354a947f8%40googlegroups.com.
