RouterOS Platform Options

Connections Available
Using CLI in Ansible 2.6
- Example CLI group_vars/routeros.yml
- Example CLI Task

Connections Available

	CLI
Protocol	SSH

Indirect Access	via a bastion (jump host)


Returned Data Format	`stdout[0].`

Using CLI in Ansible 2.6

Example CLI group_vars/routeros.yml

ansible_connection: network_cli
ansible_network_os: routeros
ansible_user: myuser
ansible_ssh_pass: !vault...
ansible_become: yes
ansible_become_method: enable
ansible_become_pass: !vault...
ansible_ssh_common_args: '-o ProxyCommand="ssh -W %h:%p -q bastion01"'

If you are using SSH keys (including an ssh-agent) you can remove the ansible_ssh_pass configuration.
If you are accessing your host directly (not through a bastion/jump host) you can remove the ansible_ssh_common_args configuration.
If you are accessing your host through a bastion/jump host, you cannot include your SSH password in the ProxyCommand directive. To prevent secrets from leaking out (for example in ps output), SSH does not support providing passwords via environment variables.

Example CLI Task

- name: Display resource statistics (routeros)
  routeros_command:
    commands: /system resource print
  register: routeros_resources
  when: ansible_network_os == 'routeros'

Warning

Never store passwords in plain text. We recommend using SSH keys to authenticate SSH connections. Ansible supports ssh-agent to manage your SSH keys. If you must use passwords to authenticate SSH connections, we recommend encrypting them with Ansible Vault.

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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.7/network/user_guide/platform_routeros.html