# Ansible FAILED! =\> {"changed": false, "msg": "Failed to authenticate: Authentication failed."}

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-failed-changed-false-msg-failed-to-authenticate-authentication-failed/36666>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [May 28, 2022, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-failed-changed-false-msg-failed-to-authenticate-authentication-failed/36666 "2022-05-28T04:17:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-failed-changed-false-msg-failed-to-authenticate-authentication-failed/36666/1 "2022-05-28T04:17:18Z")

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Hello everyone… please help… I’m trying to run an ansible playbook on my cisco ios router… but I ekkp getting this error… please anyone!!

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