Specify the connect fo the host as below: ansible_connection: network_cli https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/plugins/connection/network_cli.html
On Monday, August 12, 2019 at 3:30:46 AM UTC-4, Ganesh Nalawade wrote: > > > The module seems to use paramiko_ssh > <https://github.com/CaptTofu/comware_5_2/blob/master/comware_5_2.py#L93> > to connect to the remote host. > Try changing the inventory entry as below since the module is expected to > run on the control node. > > [switch1] > 192.168.xx.xx ansible_connection=local > > OR > > [switch1] > localhost > > Also, this seems to be a very old module and not using the Ansible > persistent connection framework. > You can add Ansible cliconf and terminal plugins for the network os to > make it work with connection=network_cli > <https://github.com/ansible/community/blob/master/group-network/network_dev_network_cli.rst> > After adding the required plugins you use cli_command > <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/cli_command_module.html>and > cli_config > <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/cli_config_module.html> > modules > to manage the remote host. > > On Friday, 9 August 2019 19:11:17 UTC+5:30, Ugo Bellavance wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I'm new to Ansible. I wanted to manage my network devices with Ansible >> so I did this: >> >> - Found this documentation: >> http://patg.net/ansible,comware,switches/2014/10/16/ansible-comware/ >> - Created an account on my switch, tested that it can login via SSH >> (password only, haven't configured an SSH key yet) >> - Installed ansible (from EPEL), on RHEL7 (see below for version >> details) >> - Cloned the comware 5.2 module in $HOME/.ansible/plugins/modules (git >> clone https://github.com/CaptTofu/comware_5_2.git) >> - Cloned the Github project to get playbook examples (git clone >> https://github.com/CaptTofu/comware_5_2_playbooks.git) >> - Created an inventory file (see below) >> - Created a playbook (see below) >> - Ran ansible-playbook (ansible-playbook -i switch1 -u ansiblehpe >> --ask-pass playbook1.yml) >> - Got this error message >> - fatal: [192.168.xx.xx]: FAILED! => {"msg": "module (setup) is >> missing interpreter line"} >> - So I though I would add the shebang with the path of the python >> interpeter on my server running ansible in the setup.py file >> - Got these errors: >> - [WARNING]: Unhandled error in Python interpreter discovery for >> host 192.168.99.41: Failed to connect to the host via ssh: >> - [WARNING]: sftp transfer mechanism failed on >> [192.168.99.41]. Use ANSIBLE_DEBUG=1 to see detailed information >> - [WARNING]: scp transfer mechanism failed on [192.168.99.41]. >> Use ANSIBLE_DEBUG=1 to see detailed information >> - I realized ansible wanted to discover where could python be on >> the remote target, but there isn't any interpreter there, it's a network >> switch... >> - I set an empty shebang in the setup.py file and got this error >> - An exception occurred during task execution. To see the full >> traceback, use -vvv. The error was: IndexError: list index out of range >> fatal: [192.168.99.41]: FAILED! => {"msg": "Unexpected failure >> during module execution.", "stdout": ""} >> >> How do I tell ansible that there isn't any interpreter on the target? >> >> Any help would be appreciated. >> Thanks in advance. >> >> $ ansible --version >> ansible 2.8.2 >> config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg >> configured module search path = >> [u'/home/ubellavance/.ansible/plugins/modules', >> u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules'] >> ansible python module location = >> /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible >> executable location = /usr/bin/ansible >> python version = 2.7.5 (default, Jun 11 2019, 12:19:05) [GCC 4.8.5 >> 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-36)] >> >> Inventory file: >> >> [switch1] >> 192.168.xx.xx >> >> [switch1:vars] >> switch_host=192.168.xx.xx >> switch_user=xxxxxxxx >> switch_password=xxxxxxxx >> >> Playbook: >> >> - hosts: switch1 >> tasks: >> - name: gather facts from switch >> comware_5_2: >> gather_facts=true >> host={{ switch_host }} >> username={{ switch_user }} >> password={{ switch_password }} >> > -- 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 ansible-project+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/b55e08b4-bd49-42b8-ad7e-0346aa439dd0%40googlegroups.com.
