Send config over with netmiko to switch

[gary_the_network_guy]

Hello, I can not send a global configuration command to a switch, I get the typical "% Invalid input detected at '^' marker." With netmiko i can not tell exactly where the misinput is. I want to add a user to a bunch of devices. so the command I use is the username xxx privilege x secret x xxxxxxx

[Seb Rupik]

Hi there,

Are you using the correct function (send_config_set):

...
commands = ['username {0} privilege {1} secret {2}']
...
result = ssh.send_config_set(commands)
...

...that said, you also have a typo in the word 'privilege'

cheers,

Seb.

[gary_the_network_guy · Accepted solution]

yes but it turns out, you need to do:

connect.enable()

before writing any config, like you would in a terminal

[Mohammed al Baqari]

Hi,

You need to ping the owner of netmiko on github. But make sure that you are
using the right device type in your code.

On a side note, if you are using IOS-XE device, you can use REST to
communicate with the device and post configs.

**** please remember to rate useful posts

[balaji.bandi]

you need to send confrmation - show us your example or follow the below document how you can send confirmation.

https://pynet.twb-tech.com/blog/automation/netmiko-what-is-done.html

example :

https://github.com/ktbyers/netmiko/blob/develop/examples/send_command_prompting_expect.py

[gary_the_network_guy]

config_command = ['no username ****']

connect.send_config_set(config_command)

thats it, i get that i should use expect_string, but its not possible with send_config_set().

[balaji.bandi]

this should be enable and config mode.

[gary_the_network_guy]

OSError: Search pattern never detected in send_command: remove

I get an error from the send_command(), it doesnt pick up on the 'remove', despite

"This operation will remove all username related configurations with same name.Do you want to continue?"

remove being in the prompt.