# Ansible playbook command issue not running successful without -K

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-command-issue-not-running-successful-without-k/33910>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [September 28, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-command-issue-not-running-successful-without-k/33910 "2020-09-28T16:28:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hitesh\_Kumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a6a055/32.png) [@Hitesh\_Kumar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Hitesh_Kumar)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-command-issue-not-running-successful-without-k/33910/1 "2020-09-28T16:28:25Z")

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Hi All

I am running an ansible playbook command and it runs successfully only with -K.

I think it is some privilege level escalation issue. Need help

 ![image.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/2X/f/f8250f4666ca941a6946c831c6fe3ab8d2e8d9ad.png)

without “K” it is giving me “missing sudo password”

 ![image.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/2X/8/87ca7d749486d36b02394b4522ab331a38e8c178.png)

when I make changes to playbook and become\_method: “su”

it prompted timeout error, and after increasing timeout, it gives same error

 ![image.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/2X/8/80651a91e2f26d8f3cc4affbb0ce365c649e0fd0.png)

Regards  
Hitesh Kumar

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**Author:** ![Dick\_Visser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@Dick\_Visser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dick_Visser)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-command-issue-not-running-successful-without-k/33910/2 "2020-09-28T16:35:42Z")

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Can you post the text of the outputs, instead of photos/pictures?

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**Author:** ![Hitesh\_Kumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a6a055/32.png) [@Hitesh\_Kumar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Hitesh_Kumar)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-command-issue-not-running-successful-without-k/33910/3 "2020-09-28T16:56:33Z")

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Hi Dick

I am using a UXterm editor inside a virtual machine so unable to copy and paste output.

Regards  
Hitesh Kumar