Hi Pshem,
Thank you again for the assistance, the indentation problem is now solved
and the playbook is running, but with errors. I am back to the original
question. How does ansible connect to the network device? Is it just
username/password in the ansible configuration or do I need to setup any
ssh keys on the Cisco network device for the Linux host running ansible to
authenticate to device?
I ran the playbook command with -vvvv option as well and almost similar
error in addition to "open_shell() returned 255 failed to connect to
control socket"
Host#ansible-playbook configs.yml
PLAY [DEPLOY SNMP CONFIGURATIONS]
************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
TASK [configure provider]
********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [sltnrmgmt]
TASK [DEPLOY SNMP COMMANDS WITHIN PB]
********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
*fatal: [sltnrmgmt]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "failed": true, "msg":
"unable to open shell. Please see:
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/network_debug_troubleshooting.html#unable-to-open-shell";,
"rc": 255}*
to retry, use: --limit @/etc/ansible/configs.retry
PLAY RECAP
***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
sltnrmgmt : ok=1 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=1
On Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at 3:31:43 PM UTC+8, Pshem Kowalczyk wrote:
>
> Now the issue is caused by indentation:
>
> - name: configure provider
> set_fact:
>
> set_fact must start at the same position as 'name' above it.
>
> kind regards
> Pshem
>
>
> On Tue, 21 Nov 2017 at 18:39 SK <[email protected] <javascript:>>
> wrote:
>
>> Thank you for the suggestion about dash before name. I have updated that
>> and still receive the same error. The error is pointing towards set_fact.
>> I will take a look into text editors for YAML.
>>
>> ansible-playbook -vvvv configs.yml
>> Using /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg as config file
>> ERROR! Syntax Error while loading YAML.
>>
>>
>> The error appears to have been in '/etc/ansible/configs.yml': line 12,
>> column 8, but may
>> be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.
>>
>> The offending line appears to be:
>>
>> - name: configure provider
>> set_fact:
>> ^ here
>>
>>
>> On Friday, November 17, 2017 at 5:16:24 PM UTC+8, Pshem Kowalczyk wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> You need a space between the dash '-' and 'name:' in the task list.
>>> I suggest you find a text editor that supports YAML validation to make
>>> your life easier.
>>>
>>> kind regards
>>> Pshem
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, 17 Nov 2017 at 20:42 SK <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I am using Ansible for the first time to test basic commands on Network
>>>> devices. When I run the playbook, I am encountering errors even though
>>>> the
>>>> configuration looks normal. Below is the OS of my source machine where
>>>> Ansible is installed:
>>>>
>>>> CentOS Linux release 7.3.1611 (Core)
>>>>
>>>> My ansible version is below:
>>>>
>>>> ansible 2.3.2.0
>>>> config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
>>>> configured module search path = Default w/o overrides
>>>> python version = 2.7.5 (default, Nov 6 2016, 00:28:07) [GCC 4.8.5
>>>> 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-11)]
>>>>
>>>> the config.yml file I am using to test is below:
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>> - name: DEPLOY SNMP CONFIGURATIONS
>>>> hosts: mgmt
>>>> gather_facts: False
>>>> connection: local
>>>> vars_files:
>>>> - creds.yml
>>>>
>>>> tasks:
>>>>
>>>> -name: configure provider
>>>> set_fact:
>>>> provider:
>>>> username: "{{username}}"
>>>> password: "{{password}}"
>>>> host: "{{inventory_hostname}}"
>>>>
>>>> - name: DEPLOY SNMP COMMANDS WITHIN PB
>>>> ios_config:
>>>> commands:
>>>> - snmp-server community Test1ng rw
>>>>
>>>> The content of creds.yml file is below:
>>>>
>>>> username: xxxxx
>>>> password: xxxxx
>>>>
>>>> grep inventory ansible.cfg
>>>> inventory = /etc/ansible/inventory
>>>>
>>>> The content of the inventory file is below
>>>> [mgmt]
>>>> sltnrmgmt
>>>>
>>>> Error message I am noticing:
>>>>
>>>> ansible-playbook -vvvv configs.yml
>>>> Using /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg as config file
>>>> ERROR! Syntax Error while loading YAML.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The error appears to have been in '/etc/ansible/configs.yml': line 12,
>>>> column 16, but may
>>>> be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.
>>>>
>>>> The offending line appears to be:
>>>>
>>>> -name: configure provider
>>>> set_fact:
>>>> ^ here
>>>>
>>>> *The set_fact seems to be defined the way it should be. Appreciate any
>>>> help on this.*
>>>>
>>>> Other details I am yet to figure out:
>>>>
>>>> How does Ansible communicate with Network devices by default in version
>>>> 2.3? Do I need to setup any SSH keys on the Cisco Network device?
>>>>
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