Ansible raw module & Cisco WLC

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Hi, have anyone been succesful with at least logging in to Cisco WLC device with Ansible? I’m not able to make it work, most probably because of extra (nonstandard) prompt for User:

(Cisco Controller)
User: xxxxxxx
Password:**********
(Cisco Controller) >

Thanks for any advice on this.

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Have you tried using RSA key pairs instead of username/password?

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I believe that authentication based on RSA key-pair cannot be used with Cisco WLC firmware. Or can be?

4

This looks like a interactive console, you can't use raw module for that, you'll have to use the expect module.

5

Is it possible to use it even when there is no Python installed on the target device?

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Yes, just use deligate_to, and deligate the task to a machine that has Python.

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I think you are correct.

Here’s a slightly related thread on this topic:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24762108/logging-into-a-cisco-wireless-controller-via-ssh