topic Update password with ios_user module in Controllers

Update password with ios_user module

palashbarua — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 07:12:34 GMT

I am trying to change Cisco controller password with ansible cisco.ios.ios_user module. My playbook as below:

- name: Playbook to change admin user password for CIMC

hosts: cimcserver

gather_facts: no

become: yes

become_method: enable

tasks:

- name: CIMC new user details

cisco.ios.ios_user:

name: admin

configured_password: <new_password>

update_password: always

state: present

But I am getting error as below:
fatal: [xxxxxxx-cimc]: FAILED! => {"ansible_facts": {"discovered_interpreter_python": "/usr/bin/python3"}, "changed": false, "msg": "unable to elevate privilege to enable mode, at prompt [\nC220-XXXXX# ] with error: failed to elevate privilege to enable mode still at prompt [\nC220-XXXXXX# ]"}

Need help to solve the issue, thanks.

Re: Update password with ios_user module

Alexander Stevenson — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 19:25:02 GMT

Hi @palashbarua,

Can you please try running the playbook in verbose mode "-vvvv" and paste the result here?

Re: Update password with ios_user module

bigevilbeard — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:13:07 GMT

The issue here is that your task is trying to run the commands in enable mode but it is unable to elevate privileges to do so. Something like.... might work.

- name: Playbook to change admin user password for CIMC hosts: cimcserver gather_facts: no become: yes become_method: enable vars: ansible_become_pass: <enable_password> tasks: - name: CIMC new user details cisco.ios.ios_user: name: admin configured_password: <new_password> update_password: always state: present