# Ansible.posix.mount opts with password not working **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Created:** [April 24, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-posix-mount-opts-with-password-not-working/5135 "2024-04-24T19:49:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dpowell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e95f7d/32.png) [@dpowell](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dpowell)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-posix-mount-opts-with-password-not-working/5135/1 "2024-04-24T19:49:20Z")
When using the mount module with the below code I’m facing an issue when the password has a double quote in it. I’m not sure if its the module or ansible that is auto escaping it with a single slash. ```auto - name: "Mount {{ common_cifs_root }}" ansible.posix.mount: src: "{{ common_cifs_root }}" path: "{{ common_mount_folder }}" opts: "noserverino,dom={{ common_ad_domain }},username={{ common_ad_username }},password={{ common_ad_password }}" state: ephemeral fstype: "{{ common_fs_type }}" ``` The first line is the password, the 2nd is what ansible is sending. The mount command doesn’t like that, if I run the command manually with the password as is it works. `~*ACE=!t#,26F3"16a` - Password `~*ACE=!t#,26F3\"16a` - Password set by ansible || moudle ---
**Author:** ![Denney-tech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/denney-tech/32/1556_2.png) [@Denney-tech](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Denney-tech)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-posix-mount-opts-with-password-not-working/5135/2 "2024-04-24T20:30:20Z")
Can you show us the error output? I actually would expect the double-quotes to be escaped depending on the context. ---
**Author:** ![dpowell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e95f7d/32.png) [@dpowell](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dpowell)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-posix-mount-opts-with-password-not-working/5135/3 "2024-04-24T20:36:05Z")
This is with -vvvv set. ```auto fatal: [node1]: FAILED! => { "changed": false, "invocation": { "module_args": { "backup": false, "boot": true, "dump": "0", "fstab": null, "fstype": "cifs", "opts": "noserverino,dom=aasp,username=myuser,password=~*ACE=!t#,26F3\"16a", "passno": "0", "path": "/tmp/cert_test", "src": "//nas/tutility/users/myuser/was_certs", "state": "ephemeral" } }, "msg": "Error mounting /tmp/cert_test: mount error(13): Permission denied\nRefer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)\n" ``` ---
**Author:** ![Denney-tech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/denney-tech/32/1556_2.png) [@Denney-tech](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Denney-tech)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-posix-mount-opts-with-password-not-working/5135/4 "2024-04-24T20:44:08Z")
Okay, so the escaped quotes there is because it _has to be_ for the json returned to valid. It shouldn’t be escaped by the module when executed. Are you running this with elevated permissions? Either as root or with `become: true`? ---
**Author:** ![dpowell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e95f7d/32.png) [@dpowell](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dpowell)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-posix-mount-opts-with-password-not-working/5135/5 "2024-04-24T20:45:23Z")
With become set yes. Not as root. ---
**Author:** ![Denney-tech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/denney-tech/32/1556_2.png) [@Denney-tech](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Denney-tech)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-posix-mount-opts-with-password-not-working/5135/6 "2024-04-24T21:00:48Z")
Well, you could try creating a credentials file first and passing `credentials=` on the mount task instead, or you could try setting `PASSWD` as an environment variable. It might be that the `!` is the problem and only `~*ACE=` is being treated as the password; while we’re just not seeing the `!t#,26F3"16a: event not found` error for some reason. I.e. ```yaml - name: "Mount {{ common_cifs_root }}" ansible.posix.mount: src: "{{ common_cifs_root }}" path: "{{ common_mount_folder }}" opts: "noserverino,dom={{ common_ad_domain }},username={{ common_ad_username }}" state: ephemeral fstype: "{{ common_fs_type }}" environment: PASSWD: "{{ common_ad_password }}" ``` I’m also wondering if you need `sec=ntlmv2` or `vers=3`, but I think you would get a different error if that were the case. ---
**Author:** ![dpowell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e95f7d/32.png) [@dpowell](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dpowell)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-posix-mount-opts-with-password-not-working/5135/7 "2024-04-24T21:16:08Z")
I tried the sec/vers with no luck but the code block as is worked. Thanks for the suggestion. ---
**Author:** ![Denney-tech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/denney-tech/32/1556_2.png) [@Denney-tech](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Denney-tech)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-posix-mount-opts-with-password-not-working/5135/8 "2024-04-24T21:42:17Z")
> [@dpowell](#): > > the code block as is worked. Thanks for the suggestion. You’re welcome, glad that worked. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/1X/1882d9a01da5d8996a862359b0913cc568a39b84.svg) [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-posix-mount-opts-with-password-not-working/5135/9 "2024-05-24T21:42:26Z")
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