# Ansible Shell With Expect **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [January 15, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-shell-with-expect/29443 "2019-01-15T15:10:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Freddie\_Eisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@Freddie\_Eisa](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Freddie_Eisa)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-shell-with-expect/29443/1 "2019-01-15T15:10:34Z")
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\>” ] } ---
**Author:** ![Freddie\_Eisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@Freddie\_Eisa](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Freddie_Eisa)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-shell-with-expect/29443/2 "2019-01-15T15:48:07Z")
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](http://orion.hq.domain.com)” exit 0 args: executable: /usr/bin/expect changed: [[vm-host04.hq.domain.com](http://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](http://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](http://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” ---
**Author:** ![Freddie\_Eisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@Freddie\_Eisa](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Freddie_Eisa)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-shell-with-expect/29443/3 "2019-01-15T17:19:25Z")
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](http://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…”