# Ansible ping unable to SSH to target host met error: "module\_stderr": "OpenSSH\_7.4p1, OpenSSL 1.0.2k-fips 26 Jan 2017\\r\\ndebug1: Reading configuration data

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**Created:** [October 25, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-ping-unable-to-ssh-to-target-host-met-error-module-stderr-openssh-7-4p1-openssl-1-0-2k-fips-26-jan-2017-r-ndebug1-reading-configuration-data/34104 "2020-10-25T23:05:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-ping-unable-to-ssh-to-target-host-met-error-module-stderr-openssh-7-4p1-openssl-1-0-2k-fips-26-jan-2017-r-ndebug1-reading-configuration-data/34104/1 "2020-10-25T23:05:56Z")

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SUMMARY

Ansible ping unable to SSH to the target host  
source host ins on centos7 target host is rhel8

ISSUE TYPE- Bug Report  
COMPONENT NAME

ping module

ANSIBLE VERSION

2.1

OS / ENVIRONMENT

Centos7

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

ansible -i inventory/hosts $hostnane -m ping

EXPECTED RESULTS

ping successfully

ACTUAL RESULTS