Access denied while installing SQL Server

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Hello everyone,

I am currently struggling with an automated SQL Server installation on a Windows Host using Ansible.

The Issue

The installation task works perfectly fine as long as I have an active RDP session open on the target machine. However, when I run the playbook on a freshly created VM without being logged in via RDP, the installation fails with the following error:

There was an error generating the XML document. Access denied

My Environment

  • Authentication: Currently using NTLM.
  • Privileges: I am connecting as a local Administrator.
  • Target OS: Windows Server (various versions).
  • Ansible Task:
- name: Install SQL Server
  ansible.windows.win_package:
    path: "{{ disk_image_out.mount_paths[0] }}setup.exe"
    arguments: >
      /ConfigurationFile=C:\install\sqlserver\Configuration.ini
      /IAcceptSQLServerLicenseTerms
    state: present
  become: true
  become_method: runas
  become_user: Administrator

I’ve read that CredSSP is a common fix, but it is disabled by default in my environment. Is Kerberos a viable alternative here?