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We are trying the following

  • name: Configure Orion Agent

shell: |

set timeout 30

spawn service swiagentd init

expect “Choose an option>”

send “2”

exit 0

args:

executable: /usr/bin/expect

We are able to spawn the process but it looks like the expect part never works

“changed”: true,

“cmd”: “set timeout 30\n spawn service swiagentd init\n\n expect "Choose an option>"\n send "2"\n\n exit 0”,

“delta”: “0:00:00.132261”,

“end”: “2019-01-15 10:08:43.611145”,

“invocation”: {

“module_args”: {

“_raw_params”: “set timeout 30\n spawn service swiagentd init\n\n expect "Choose an option>"\n send "2"\n\n exit 0”,

“_uses_shell”: true,

“argv”: null,

“chdir”: null,

“creates”: null,

“executable”: “/usr/bin/expect”,

“removes”: null,

“stdin”: null,

“warn”: true

}

},

“rc”: 0,

“start”: “2019-01-15 10:08:43.478884”,

“stderr”: “”,

“stderr_lines”: ,

“stdout”: “spawn service swiagentd init\r\n\r\nSolarWinds Orion Agent [2.0.0.70] Settings, OpenSSL [OpenSSL 1.0.2k-fips 26 Jan 2017]\r\n 0. Cancel and Exit without Saving\r\n 1. Agent Mode (1 - Agent Initiated, 0 - Server Initiated) [1]\r\n 2. Orion Poller Hostname/IP [localhost]\r\n 3. Orion Poller Port [17778]\r\n 4. Orion Username [admin]\r\n 5. Orion Password \r\n 6. Proxy Settings… [mode=disabled]\r\n 7. Save Changes and Exit\r\n\r\nChoose an option>”,

“stdout_lines”: [

“spawn service swiagentd init”,

“”,

“SolarWinds Orion Agent [2.0.0.70] Settings, OpenSSL [OpenSSL 1.0.2k-fips 26 Jan 2017]”,

" 0. Cancel and Exit without Saving",

" 1. Agent Mode (1 - Agent Initiated, 0 - Server Initiated) [1]",

" 2. Orion Poller Hostname/IP [localhost]",

" 3. Orion Poller Port [17778]",

" 4. Orion Username [admin]",

" 5. Orion Password ",

" 6. Proxy Settings… [mode=disabled]",

" 7. Save Changes and Exit",

“”,

“Choose an option>”

]

}

2

We are a little further, the second expect is not working

  • name: Configure Orion Agent
    shell: |
    set timeout 30
    spawn service swiagentd init

expect “Choose an option>”
send “2\n”
expect “Enter Orion Poller Hostname/IP”
send “orion.hq.domain.com”

exit 0
args:
executable: /usr/bin/expect

changed: [vm-host04.hq.domain.com] => {
“changed”: true,
“cmd”: “set timeout 30\n spawn service swiagentd init\n\n expect "Choose an option>"\n send "2\n"\n expect "Enter Orion Poller Hostname/IP"\n send "orion.hq.domain.com"\n\n exit 0”,
“delta”: “0:00:00.124392”,
“end”: “2019-01-15 10:46:13.836854”,
“invocation”: {
“module_args”: {
“_raw_params”: “set timeout 30\n spawn service swiagentd init\n\n expect "Choose an option>"\n send "2\n"\n expect "Enter Orion Poller Hostname/IP"\n send "orion.hq.domain.com"\n\n exit 0”,
“_uses_shell”: true,
“argv”: null,
“chdir”: null,
“creates”: null,
“executable”: “/usr/bin/expect”,
“removes”: null,
“stdin”: null,
“warn”: true
}
},
“rc”: 0,
“start”: “2019-01-15 10:46:13.712462”,
“stderr”: “”,
“stderr_lines”: ,
“stdout”: “spawn service swiagentd init\r\n\r\nSolarWinds Orion Agent [2.0.0.70] Settings, OpenSSL [OpenSSL 1.0.2k-fips 26 Jan 2017]\r\n 0. Cancel and Exit without Saving\r\n 1. Agent Mode (1 - Agent Initiated, 0 - Server Initiated) [1]\r\n 2. Orion Poller Hostname/IP [localhost]\r\n 3. Orion Poller Port [17778]\r\n 4. Orion Username [admin]\r\n 5. Orion Password \r\n 6. Proxy Settings… [mode=disabled]\r\n 7. Save Changes and Exit\r\n\r\nChoose an option>2\r\nEnter Orion Poller Hostname/IP”,
“stdout_lines”: [
“spawn service swiagentd init”,
“”,
“SolarWinds Orion Agent [2.0.0.70] Settings, OpenSSL [OpenSSL 1.0.2k-fips 26 Jan 2017]”,
" 0. Cancel and Exit without Saving",
" 1. Agent Mode (1 - Agent Initiated, 0 - Server Initiated) [1]“,
" 2. Orion Poller Hostname/IP [localhost]”,
" 3. Orion Poller Port [17778]“,
" 4. Orion Username [admin]”,
" 5. Orion Password “,
" 6. Proxy Settings… [mode=disabled]”,
" 7. Save Changes and Exit",
“”,
“Choose an option>2”,
“Enter Orion Poller Hostname/IP”

3

One more update. Looks like most of this is working now besides the final part. My assumption is I need to wildcard or use a different escape character. Please provide any feedback

  • name: Configure Orion Agent
    shell: |
    set timeout 30
    spawn service swiagentd init

expect “Choose an option>”
send “2\n”
expect “Enter Orion Poller Hostname/IP”
send “orion.hq.crabel.com\n”
expect “Choose an option>”
send “4\n”
expect “Enter Orion Username”
send “orion_agent\n”
expect “Choose an option>”
send “5\n”
expect “Enter Orion Password”
send “{{ orion_agent_password }}\n”
expect “Choose an option>”
send “7\n”
expect “…”
send “\n”
args:
executable: /usr/bin/expect

“”,
“Choose an option>7”,
“”,
“Agent device ID [F988BC59-EEC5-42E3-81BE-6E854E5A1000], Provisioned by [ch1-mntrw001], device ID [A7C87BAE-07A0-4D74-A3CE-D0810B04B347]”,
“Press ENTER to continue…”