bastion host type connection to ansible

[Oğuz Yarımtepe]

How can use ansible with the below ssh.cfg

Host test

    Hostname 10.35.74.241

    User oyarimtepe@syslnx#host.f...@machine1.host.foo.com

I am trying to connect machine1. The above settings let me connect with 

ssh test

10.35.74.241 is working like a jump host. 

I created ansible.cfg as 

[defaults]

inventory = hosts

host_key_checking = False

log_path = /path/to//ansible-playbooks/test/out.log

[ssh_connection]

ssh_args = -F /path/to//ansible-playbooks/test/ssh.cfg

The below command didn't worked

ansible-playbook -i hosts test/playbook.yml --limit test

Any idea?

[Greg Langford]

What are you actually wanting to connect to? Are you wanting to run your ansible playbook on the jump host or a host behind it?

Bear in mind Ansible just uses SSH, so you could look into configuring your local SSH config to use SSHProxyCommand https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-ssh-proxycommand-passing-through-one-host-gateway-server/

My advice would also be skip testing this using a playbook, simplify the process

ansible -i hosts test -m ping

See if you get a response.

On Friday, 16 December 2016 08:02:05 UTC, Oğuz Yarımtepe wrote:

How can use ansible with the below ssh.cfg

Host test

    Hostname 10.35.74.241

    User oyarimtepe@syslnx#host.foo.c...@machine1.host.foo.com