PyATS/Genie Parser - Disable enable password on testbed

[Eddy Christian]

Is there a way to disable enable password on the testbed when connecting to Cisco devices ?

I'm trying to do genie parser but it fails since I don't have access to enable password. I can only login to user mode.

2022-06-07 04:27:51,438: %UNICON-INFO: connection to Host
TACACS Password: Using a default key as pyATS configuration under [secrets] string.key was not specified.
Host>

2022-06-07 04:27:52,930: %UNICON-INFO: +++ initializing handle +++
enable
Password: Credential enable not found, trying default ...
Using a default key as pyATS configuration under [secrets] string.key was not specified.

% Access denied

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "src/genie/cli/commands/parser.py", line 339, in genie.cli.commands.parser.ParserCommand.parse
  File "src/genie/conf/base/device.py", line 527, in genie.conf.base.device.Device.parse
  File "src/genie/conf/base/device.py", line 571, in genie.conf.base.device.Device._get_parser_output
TypeError: device is not connected, output must be provided.
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[JanKrupa45054 · Accepted solution]

@Eddy Christian you can try set:

goto_enable = False

Look at https://pubhub.devnetcloud.com/media/unicon/docs/user_guide/connection.html#python-apis arguments:

• goto_enable: Boolean option to enable/disable connection behavior to go to enable state after setting up connection. Default is True. (Optional)

[Eddy Christian]

great. it works. Thanks