telnet – Executes a low-down and dirty telnet command
telnet – Executes a low-down and dirty telnet command
New in version 2.4.
Synopsis
- 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.
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
command - / required |
List of commands to be executed in the telnet session.
| |
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 |
Notes
Note
- The
environment
keyword does not work with this task
Examples
- 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
Return Values
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'] |
Status
- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors
- Ansible Core Team
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.8/modules/telnet_module.html