# Ansible powershell command being cut of at 900 characters

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**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [July 23, 2025, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-powershell-command-being-cut-of-at-900-characters/44012 "2025-07-23T10:53:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ole\_Friis\_Nielsen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/ole_friis_nielsen/32/9108_2.png) [@Ole\_Friis\_Nielsen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ole_Friis_Nielsen)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-powershell-command-being-cut-of-at-900-characters/44012/1 "2025-07-23T10:53:24Z")

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I’m trying to setup ansible to run against windows servers running OpenSSH, I have managed to get OpenSSH working and I’m able to connect to the server, which I can also see in the verbose output when running the playbook.

The playbook currently only consists of the following task:

```auto
- name: Run an whoami
  ansible.windows.win_shell: whoami

```

In the verbose output it seems to want to run the following powershell command:

```auto
chcp.com 65001 > $null ; PowerShell -NoProfile -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -EncodedCommand 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

```

And this is the command it says it sends to the server:

```auto
chcp.com 65001 > $null ; PowerShell -NoProfile -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -EncodedCommand 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

```

When looking at the command, it seems to be the same command until character 900, where it stops and doesn’t send the entire thing for some reason.  
This might just be me having a idiotic setup which is what is stopping it from sending the entire command, but I was hoping someone could help. I’m getting nothing useful from the various AI’s and they seem to be high on drugs instead or something:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/2X/c/cbfd851265b0495fcd9f431c4db10fc4c161a3f6.png)

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**Post date:** [July 24, 2025, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-powershell-command-being-cut-of-at-900-characters/44012/2 "2025-07-24T13:14:19Z")

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After looking around for a bit I arrived on this post on stackoverflow: [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50300966/command-passed-via-ssh-from-java-gets-cut-ater-900-characters-in-windows](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50300966/command-passed-via-ssh-from-java-gets-cut-ater-900-characters-in-windows)

Which seems to match my problem, after reading the code, the 900 character limit seems to be only relevant to the debug log I was looking in, which I confirmed by enabling powershell scriptblock logging in windows and seeing the full command arrive.

The only thing I was missing was the command I wanted to have run, which wasn’t being executed.

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**Post date:** [August 23, 2025, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-powershell-command-being-cut-of-at-900-characters/44012/3 "2025-08-23T13:14:58Z")

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