SSH not working to client machine (ssh from command line works) - Ansible 2.1.0

[Anfield]

When I run ansible all -m ping -vvvv from the controller to the client (ubuntu) I get the following - 

Loaded callback minimal of type stdout, v2.0

<10.10.128.0> ESTABLISH WINRM CONNECTION FOR USER: Administrator on PORT 5986 TO 10.10.128.0

<10.10.128.2> ESTABLISH SSH CONNECTION FOR USER: None

<10.10.128.2> SSH: EXEC ssh -C -vvv -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o KbdInteractiveAuthentication=no -o PreferredAuthentications=gssapi-with-mic,gssapi-keyex,hostbased,publickey -o PasswordAuthentication=no -o ConnectTimeout=10 -o ControlPath=/root/.ansible/cp/ansible-ssh-%h-%p-%r 10.10.128.2 '/bin/sh -c '"'"'( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1472067867.19-242906541295629 `" && echo ansible-tmp-1472067867.19-242906541295629="` echo $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1472067867.19-242906541295629 `" ) && sleep 0'"'"''

10.10.128.2 | UNREACHABLE! => {

    "changed": false,

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

    "unreachable": true

Verified that ssh works fine if i run it from command line on the controller.

Any ideas? I verified that the same user exists on both machines (admin). admin was used to setup ssh.

Ansible itself was installed by root on the controller.

Any ideas? Thanks

[Anfield]

Anyone?

[Kai Stian Olstad]

On 24. aug. 2016 22:03, Anfield wrote:
> When I run ansible all -m ping -vvvv from the controller to the client
> (ubuntu) I get the following -
>
> Loaded callback minimal of type stdout, v2.0
> <10.10.128.0> ESTABLISH WINRM CONNECTION FOR USER: Administrator on PORT
> 5986 TO 10.10.128.0
> <10.10.128.2> ESTABLISH SSH CONNECTION FOR USER: None

Since user is None, no user is specified, ten Ansible will use the user
running ansible-playbook.

> <10.10.128.2> SSH: EXEC ssh -C -vvv -o ControlMaster=auto -o
> ControlPersist=60s -o KbdInteractiveAuthentication=no -o
> PreferredAuthentications=gssapi-with-mic,gssapi-keyex,hostbased,publickey
> -o PasswordAuthentication=no -o ConnectTimeout=10 -o
> ControlPath=/root/.ansible/cp/ansible-ssh-%h-%p-%r 10.10.128.2 '/bin/sh -c
> '"'"'( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo
> $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1472067867.19-242906541295629 `" && echo
> ansible-tmp-1472067867.19-242906541295629="` echo
> $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1472067867.19-242906541295629 `" ) && sleep
> 0'"'"''
> 10.10.128.2 | UNREACHABLE! => {
> "changed": false,
> "msg": "Failed to connect to the host via ssh.",
> "unreachable": true
>
> Verified that ssh works fine if i run it from command line on the
> controller.
>
> Any ideas? I verified that the same user exists on both machines (admin).
> admin was used to setup ssh.

So you are logged inn as admin and running ansible-playbook and this
user can login to the node 10.10.128.2?

--
Kai Stian Olstad

[Anfield]

No - all I am doing here is a ping to validate that the controller and target can communicate. This should work before I setup playbooks.

Since I read somewhere that it makes sense to setup an ansible user on each machine for use with ansible I had the admin user on each server previously setup or it was setup with the OS install (I cant recall)

All I did was create the ssh keys on each box as the admin user and then copy them to the other VM.

Any ideas how to resolve?

[Anfield]

yes I am logged into the controller as admin and also yes I as admin I can run ssh 10.10.128.2 (Client IP) and connect just using command line..

[Anfield]

Used a brand new ubuntu 16 desktop vm and the ping works..issue resolved