Gettign this logs:
host_list declined parsing /etc/ansible/TEMPLATES/Cisco_Telnet as it did
not pass it's verify_file() method
Skipping due to inventory source not existing or not being readable by the
current user
On Monday, April 13, 2020 at 4:37:13 AM UTC-4, Zaldy B wrote:
>
> Hi Srinivas,
>
> Sure! I will update you.
>
> This is just weird, I tried it on GNS3 and it is working. but on the prod
> itself, it is not.
>
> playbook is just straight forward:
>
>
> ---
> - name: Telnet do show version for IOS
> hosts: Cisco_Telnet
> gather_facts: false
> connection: local
>
> tasks:
> - name: show version
> telnet:
> user: "{{ username }}"
> password: "{{ password }}"
> login_prompt: "Username:"
> prompts:
> - "[>|#]"
> command:
> - terminal length 0
> - show version
>
>
> hostfile:
>
> [Cisco_Telnet]
> cisco_device host=192.168.1.1 username=cisco password=cisco
>
>
> On Monday, April 13, 2020 at 4:27:20 AM UTC-4, Srinivas Naram wrote:
>>
>> Some time back just to test telnet module, I tried telnet for devices
>> which had ssh as well as telnet access. However I was not successful and
>> gave up. If you get this working, kindly reply with the solution.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Srinivas.
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 1:44 PM Zaldy B <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> 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]> 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.
>>>>>>>
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