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unicon.core.errors.UniconAuthenticationError: Too many password retries

nehamangla5310
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Hi, I am trying my hands on pyats. So I have set up a basic script wherein I've a testbed file having device details in it. so when I am trying to connect to the device, it is giving me following error:

Password:
Password:
Password:
root@10.121.12.36's password: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "src/unicon/statemachine/statemachine.py", line 701, in unicon.statemachine.statemachine.StateMachine.go_to
  File "src/unicon/statemachine/statetransition.py", line 479, in unicon.statemachine.statetransition.AnyStateTransition.do_transitions
  File "src/unicon/eal/dialogs.py", line 419, in unicon.eal.dialogs.Dialog.process
  File "src/unicon/eal/dialog_processor.py", line 285, in unicon.eal.dialog_processor.SimpleDialogProcessor.process
  File "src/unicon/eal/dialog_processor.py", line 224, in unicon.eal.dialog_processor.SimpleDialogProcessor.expect_eval_statements
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/unicon/plugins/generic/statements.py", line 144, in password_handler
    raise UniconAuthenticationError('Too many password retries')
unicon.core.errors.UniconAuthenticationError: Too many password retries

The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "src/unicon/bases/connection.py", line 532, in unicon.bases.connection.Connection.connect
  File "src/unicon/bases/routers/connection_provider.py", line 146, in unicon.bases.routers.connection_provider.BaseSingleRpConnectionProvider.connect
  File "src/unicon/bases/routers/connection_provider.py", line 169, in unicon.bases.routers.connection_provider.BaseSingleRpConnectionProvider.establish_connection
  File "src/unicon/statemachine/statemachine.py", line 704, in unicon.statemachine.statemachine.StateMachine.go_to
unicon.core.errors.StateMachineError: Failed while bringing device to "any" state

The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<console>", line 1, in <module>
  File "src/pyats/connections/manager.py", line 305, in pyats.connections.manager.ConnectionManager.connect
  File "src/unicon/bases/connection.py", line 538, in unicon.bases.connection.Connection.connect
unicon.core.errors.ConnectionError: failed to connect to nexus_device

device details are correct, as I am able to login via netmiko library.

 

Please help!!

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mandvija
Cisco Employee
Cisco Employee

 

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