Ansible - Authentication timeout error

[benilde tadonkeng]

Hi every one,

I'm trying to pull out some information from a cisco switch device using ios_facts module, for exemple ios version using ansible.

By running the playbook, the following message appears: 

PLAY [Host(s) name] *********************************************************************************************************************

TASK [Display ios facts] ****************************************************************************************************************

fatal: [10.27.160.1]: FAILED! => {"ansible_facts": {"discovered_interpreter_python": "/usr/libexec/platform-python"}, "changed": false, "msg": "Failed to authenticate: Authentication timeout."}

PLAY RECAP ******************************************************************************************************************************

10.27.160.1                : ok=0    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=1    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0

The inventory hosts file looks like :

[swradius]

10.27.160.1

 [swradius:vars]

   ansible_connection = network_cli

   ansible_network_os = ios

   ansible_user = telecom

   ansible_password = jtaciusss!adm

and here below is the playbook itself:

- - -

- name: Host(s) name

  hosts: swradius

  gather_facts: false

  tasks:

    - name: Display ios facts

      ios_facts:

        gather_subset: all

    - name: Display the current ios version

      debug:

        msg: "The current ios version is {{ansible_net_version}}"

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I'm very confused beceause i can reach the same device using SSH connexion and  the same credentials through Puty without problem. It delays a litle bit but it works after all.

Could somebody help me please!

Thank's in advance!