Update password with ios_user module

[palashbarua]

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.

[Alexander Stevenson]

Hi @palashbarua,

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

[bigevilbeard]

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