NEED HELP - connecting via winrm

[aaron.t...@total.care]

I am having trouble connecting to a windows vm via the ansible winrm connection.

I am using ansible 2.0.2

host settings

[Windows]

GP1-LAB-OPSTST2.com

192.168.30.101.com

[Windows_var]

ansible_ssh_user=

ansible_ssh_pass=

ansible_ssh_port=5985

ansible_connection=winrm

ansible returns

root@GP1-LAB-OPSTST1:/etc/ansible# ansible Windows -m win_ping

192.168.30.101.com | UNREACHABLE! => {

    "changed": false,

    "msg": "Failed to connect to the host via ssh.",

    "unreachable": true

}

GP1-LAB-OPSTST2.com | UNREACHABLE! => {

    "changed": false,

    "msg": "Failed to connect to the host via ssh.",

    "unreachable": true

 

Windows machine

address = *

transport = http

port = 5985

hostname

enabled = true

urlprefix = wsman

certificate thumbprint

listening on = 127.0.0.1, 192.168.30.101, ::1

Any clues as to what to do next?

[Matt Davis]

The var definition in your inventory file is wrong- try:

[Windows:vars]

Also, if you're on 2.x you should probably use the new ansible_user/ansible_port/ansible_password vars. The old ansible_ssh_X versions will continue to work, but the new ones are much clearer.