"unable to set terminal parameters"

[michaelabrown912]

SUMMARY

I am getting the error message "unable to set terminal parameters" on every playbook I run recently.

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

COMPONENT NAME

I am using the cisco-ios module

ANSIBLE VERSION

COLLECTION VERSION

# /root/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections
Collection Version
---------- -------
cisco.ios  9.0.1

# /usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/ansible_collections
Collection Version
---------- -------
cisco.ios  8.0.0
root@a682698ddfbf:/ansible# ansible-galaxy collection list ansible.netcommon

# /root/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections
Collection        Version
----------------- -------
ansible.netcommon 7.1.0

# /usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/ansible_collections
Collection        Version
----------------- -------
ansible.netcommon 6.1.3
root@a682698ddfbf:/ansible#

CONFIGURATION

root@a682698ddfbf:/ansible# ansible-config dump --only-changed
CONFIG_FILE() = /ansible/ansible.cfg
DEFAULT_HOST_LIST(/ansible/ansible.cfg) = ['/ansible/inventory.txt']
DEFAULT_REMOTE_USER(/ansible/ansible.cfg) = dnasvc
HOST_KEY_CHECKING(env: ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING) = False
RETRY_FILES_ENABLED(/ansible/ansible.cfg) = False
root@a682698ddfbf:/ansible#

OS / ENVIRONMENT

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

root@a682698ddfbf:/ansible# ansible-playbook -i inventory.txt minimal-test-playbook.yaml

PLAY [ios_testing] *****************************************************************************************************

TASK [Run a simple command] ********************************************************************************************
fatal: [ios_device1]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "unable to set terminal parameters"}

PLAY RECAP *************************************************************************************************************
ios_device1 : ok=0 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=1 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0

root@a682698ddfbf:/ansible#

Example playbook: 

- hosts: ios_testing
  connection: network_cli
  gather_facts: no
  tasks:
    - name: Run a simple command
      cisco.ios.ios_command:
        commands:
          - "show version"

EXPECTED RESULTS

show version should run on the switch

ACTUAL RESULTS

root@a682698ddfbf:/ansible# ansible-playbook -i inventory.txt minimal-test-playbook.yaml -vvvv
ansible-playbook [core 2.17.4]
  config file = /ansible/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = ['/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /root/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
  executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible-playbook
  python version = 3.10.12 (main, Jul 29 2024, 16:56:48) [GCC 11.4.0] (/usr/bin/python3)
  jinja version = 3.1.4
  libyaml = True
Using /ansible/ansible.cfg as config file
setting up inventory plugins
Loading collection ansible.builtin from
host_list declined parsing /ansible/inventory.txt as it did not pass its verify_file() method
auto declined parsing /ansible/inventory.txt as it did not pass its verify_file() method
yaml declined parsing /ansible/inventory.txt as it did not pass its verify_file() method
Parsed /ansible/inventory.txt inventory source with ini plugin
Loading collection cisco.ios from /root/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/cisco/ios
Loading callback plugin default of type stdout, v2.0 from /usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/ansible/plugins/callback/default.py
Skipping callback 'default', as we already have a stdout callback.
Skipping callback 'minimal', as we already have a stdout callback.
Skipping callback 'oneline', as we already have a stdout callback.

PLAYBOOK: minimal-test-playbook.yaml ***********************************************************************************
Positional arguments: minimal-test-playbook.yaml
verbosity: 4
remote_user: dnasvc
connection: ssh
become_method: sudo
tags: ('all',)
inventory: ('/ansible/inventory.txt',)
forks: 5
1 plays in minimal-test-playbook.yaml

PLAY [ios_testing] *****************************************************************************************************

TASK [Run a simple command] ********************************************************************************************
task path: /ansible/minimal-test-playbook.yaml:5
redirecting (type: connection) ansible.builtin.network_cli to ansible.netcommon.network_cli
Loading collection ansible.netcommon from /root/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/ansible/netcommon
Loading collection ansible.utils from /root/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/ansible/utils
redirecting (type: become) ansible.builtin.enable to ansible.netcommon.enable
<10.12.254.21> Using network group action cisco.ios.ios for cisco.ios.ios_command
<10.12.254.21> attempting to start connection
<10.12.254.21> using connection plugin ansible.netcommon.network_cli
Found ansible-connection at path /usr/local/bin/ansible-connection
<10.12.254.21> local domain socket does not exist, starting it
<10.12.254.21> control socket path is /root/.ansible/pc/06121e456e
<10.12.254.21> Loading collection ansible.builtin from
<10.12.254.21> redirecting (type: connection) ansible.builtin.network_cli to ansible.netcommon.network_cli
<10.12.254.21> Loading collection ansible.netcommon from /root/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/ansible/netcommon
<10.12.254.21> Loading collection ansible.utils from /root/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/ansible/utils
<10.12.254.21> Loading collection cisco.ios from /root/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/cisco/ios
<10.12.254.21> local domain socket listeners started successfully
<10.12.254.21> loaded cliconf plugin ansible_collections.cisco.ios.plugins.cliconf.ios from path /root/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/cisco/ios/plugins/cliconf/ios.py for network_os cisco.ios.ios
<10.12.254.21> ssh type is set to auto
<10.12.254.21> autodetecting ssh_type
<10.12.254.21> ssh type is now set to libssh
<10.12.254.21> Loading collection ansible.builtin from
<10.12.254.21> local domain socket path is /root/.ansible/pc/06121e456e
<10.12.254.21> ANSIBLE_NETWORK_IMPORT_MODULES: enabled
<10.12.254.21> ANSIBLE_NETWORK_IMPORT_MODULES: found cisco.ios.ios_command  at /root/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/cisco/ios/plugins/modules/ios_command.py
<10.12.254.21> ANSIBLE_NETWORK_IMPORT_MODULES: running cisco.ios.ios_command
<10.12.254.21> ANSIBLE_NETWORK_IMPORT_MODULES: complete
The full traceback is:
  File "/root/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/cisco/ios/plugins/module_utils/network/ios/ios.py", line 60, in get_capabilities
    capabilities = Connection(module._socket_path).get_capabilities()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/ansible/module_utils/connection.py", line 199, in __rpc__
    raise ConnectionError(to_text(msg, errors='surrogate_then_replace'), code=code)
fatal: [ios_device1]: FAILED! => {
    "changed": false,
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "commands": [
                "show version"
            ],
            "interval": 1,
            "match": "all",
            "retries": 9,
            "wait_for": null
        }
    },
    "msg": "unable to set terminal parameters"
}

PLAY RECAP *************************************************************************************************************
ios_device1                : ok=0    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=1    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0

root@a682698ddfbf:/ansible#