New in version 2.4.
Executes a low-down and dirty telnet command, not going through the module subsystem.
This is mostly to be used for enabling ssh on devices that only have telnet enabled by default.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
command
-
/ required
|
List of commands to be executed in the telnet session.
aliases: commands |
|
host
-
|
Default: "remote_addr"
|
The host/target on which to execute the command
|
login_prompt
-
|
Default: "login: "
|
Login or username prompt to expect
|
password
-
|
The password for login
|
|
password_prompt
-
|
Default: "Password: "
|
Login or username prompt to expect
|
pause
-
|
Default: 1
|
Seconds to pause between each command issued
|
port
-
|
Default: 23
|
Remote port to use
|
prompts
-
|
Default: ["$"]
|
List of prompts expected before sending next command
|
send_newline
boolean
added in 2.7 |
|
Sends a newline character upon successful connection to start the terminal session.
|
timeout
-
|
Default: 120
|
timeout for remote operations
|
user
-
|
Default: "remote_user"
|
The user for login
|
- name: send configuration commands to IOS
telnet:
user: cisco
password: cisco
login_prompt: "Username: "
prompts:
- "[>#]"
command:
- terminal length 0
- configure terminal
- hostname ios01
- name: run show commands
telnet:
user: cisco
password: cisco
login_prompt: "Username: "
prompts:
- "[>#]"
command:
- terminal length 0
- show version
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
output
list
|
always |
output of each command is an element in this list
Sample:
['success', 'success', '', 'warning .. something']
|
This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
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