telnet – Executes a low-down and dirty telnet command¶
New in version 2.4.
Synopsis¶
Executes a low-down and dirty telnet command, not going through the module subsystem.
This is mostly to be used for enabling ssh on devices that only have telnet enabled by default.
Parameters¶
Notes¶
Note
The
environment
keyword does not work with this task
Examples¶
- name: send configuration commands to IOS
telnet:
user: cisco
password: cisco
login_prompt: "Username: "
prompts:
- "[>#]"
command:
- terminal length 0
- configure terminal
- hostname ios01
- name: run show commands
telnet:
user: cisco
password: cisco
login_prompt: "Username: "
prompts:
- "[>#]"
command:
- terminal length 0
- show version
Return Values¶
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
output
list
|
always |
output of each command is an element in this list
Sample:
['success', 'success', '', 'warning .. something']
|
Status¶
This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]