New in version 2.4.
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
---|---|---|
command
required |
List of commands to be executed in the telnet session.
aliases: commands |
|
host |
Default: remote_addr
|
The host/target on which to execute the command
|
login_prompt |
Default: login:
|
Login or username prompt to expect
|
password |
The password for login
|
|
password_prompt |
Default: Password:
|
Login or username prompt to expect
|
pause |
Default: 1
|
Seconds to pause between each command issued
|
port |
Default: 23
|
Remote port to use
|
prompts |
Default: [u'$']
|
List of prompts expected before sending next command
|
timeout |
Default: 120
|
timeout for remote operations
|
user |
Default: remote_user
|
The user for login
|
- name: send configuration commands to IOS
telnet:
user: cisco
password: cisco
login_prompt: "Username: "
prompts:
- "[>|#]"
command:
- terminal length 0
- configure terminal
- hostname ios01
- name: run show commands
telnet:
user: cisco
password: cisco
login_prompt: "Username: "
prompts:
- "[>|#]"
command:
- terminal length 0
- show version
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
---|---|---|
output
list
|
always |
output of each command is an element in this list
Sample:
['success', 'success', '', 'warning .. something']
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This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
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