# Ansible hangs when running remote su command via sshpass **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [August 11, 2015, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-hangs-when-running-remote-su-command-via-sshpass/18993 "2015-08-11T11:36:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![firxiao\_zhang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@firxiao\_zhang](https://forum.ansible.com/u/firxiao_zhang)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-hangs-when-running-remote-su-command-via-sshpass/18993/1 "2015-08-11T11:36:44Z")
##### HI: ##### Ansible Version: ` [vagrant@master ansible]$ ansible --version ansible 1.9.2 configured module search path = None ` ##### Environment: client is same as master. ` [vagrant@master ansible]$ cat /etc/redhat-release CentOS release 6.6 (Final) [vagrant@master ansible]$ locale LANG=zh\_CN.UTF-8 LC\_CTYPE=“zh\_CN.UTF-8” LC\_NUMERIC=“zh\_CN.UTF-8” LC\_TIME=“zh\_CN.UTF-8” LC\_COLLATE=“zh\_CN.UTF-8” LC\_MONETARY=“zh\_CN.UTF-8” LC\_MESSAGES=“zh\_CN.UTF-8” LC\_PAPER=“zh\_CN.UTF-8” LC\_NAME=“zh\_CN.UTF-8” LC\_ADDRESS=“zh\_CN.UTF-8” LC\_TELEPHONE=“zh\_CN.UTF-8” LC\_MEASUREMENT=“zh\_CN.UTF-8” LC\_IDENTIFICATION=“zh\_CN.UTF-8” LC\_ALL= ` **Problem:** **when I run like this:** ` [vagrant@master ansible]$ ansible all -m shell -a ‘whoami’ -u vagrant --su --su-user=root --ask-su-pass -k -vvv SSH password: SU password[defaults to SSH password]: \<192.168.33.101\> ESTABLISH CONNECTION FOR USER: vagrant \<192.168.33.101\> REMOTE\_MODULE command whoami #USE\_SHELL \<192.168.33.101\> EXEC sshpass -d6 ssh -C -tt -v -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o ControlPath=“/home/vagrant/.ansible/cp/ansible-ssh-%h-%p-%r” -o GSSAPIAuthentication=no -o PubkeyAuthentication=no -o ConnectTimeout=10 192.168.33.101 /bin/sh -c ‘mkdir -p $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1439290735.17-42884376805584 && chmod a+rx $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1439290735.17-42884376805584 && echo $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1439290735.17-42884376805584’ \<192.168.33.101\> PUT /tmp/tmpqXDswp TO /home/vagrant/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1439290735.17-42884376805584/command \<192.168.33.101\> EXEC sshpass -d6 ssh -C -tt -v -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o ControlPath=“/home/vagrant/.ansible/cp/ansible-ssh-%h-%p-%r” -o GSSAPIAuthentication=no -o PubkeyAuthentication=no -o ConnectTimeout=10 192.168.33.101 /bin/sh -c ‘su root -c “/bin/sh -c '”’“‘echo BECOME-SUCCESS-erjxmrwbinqrhshhjhnvurorvvvchdwu; LANG=C LC\_CTYPE=C /usr/bin/python /home/vagrant/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1439290735.17-42884376805584/command; rm -rf /home/vagrant/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1439290735.17-42884376805584/ \>/dev/null 2\>&1’”‘"’"’ ` **it would hang here. and nothing happened.** **but after add “-c paramiko” it worked fine.** ` [vagrant@master ansible]$ ansible all -m shell -a ‘whoami’ -u vagrant --su --ask-su-pass --su-user=root -k -vvv -c paramiko SSH password: SU password[defaults to SSH password]: \<192.168.33.101\> ESTABLISH CONNECTION FOR USER: vagrant on PORT 22 TO 192.168.33.101 \<192.168.33.101\> REMOTE\_MODULE command whoami #USE\_SHELL \<192.168.33.101\> EXEC /bin/sh -c ‘mkdir -p $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1439291679.85-56991589093799 && chmod a+rx $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1439291679.85-56991589093799 && echo $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1439291679.85-56991589093799’ \<192.168.33.101\> PUT /tmp/tmpI15Pt9 TO /home/vagrant/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1439291679.85-56991589093799/command \<192.168.33.101\> EXEC /bin/sh -c ‘su root -c “/bin/sh -c '”’“‘echo BECOME-SUCCESS-phfsumyntqcookmrpodqpvbtyrngtlgw; LANG=C LC\_CTYPE=C /usr/bin/python /home/vagrant/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1439291679.85-56991589093799/command; rm -rf /home/vagrant/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1439291679.85-56991589093799/ \>/dev/null 2\>&1’”‘"’"’ node1 | success | rc=0 \>\> root ` **I have try** `ansible all -m shell -a 'whoami' -u vagrant --become --ask-become-pass --become-method=su -k -vvv` **it would hang too.** **but this worked fine.** `ansible all -m shell -a 'whoami' -u vagrant --become --ask-become-pass --become-method=su -k -vvv -c paramiko` **does “su command” can’t work with sshpass ? or this is a bug ?** **thanks** ---
**Author:** ![rakeshkumar.ram](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecd19e/32.png) [@rakeshkumar.ram](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rakeshkumar.ram)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2016, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-hangs-when-running-remote-su-command-via-sshpass/18993/2 "2016-08-18T20:30:04Z")
After struggling a lot with ansible getting hung I bumped up on this post and tried passing “-c paramiko” and it worked for me as well. Thanks for the post. I have the same query whether it is a bug or as designed ?