# Can't run Ansible directly from Mac OS, only Linux VM **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Tags:** playbook, ubuntu, ansible-core\ **Created:** [July 2, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cant-run-ansible-directly-from-mac-os-only-linux-vm/6988 "2024-07-02T19:35:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rick\_Graziani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Rick\_Graziani](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rick_Graziani)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cant-run-ansible-directly-from-mac-os-only-linux-vm/6988/1 "2024-07-02T19:35:52Z")
Hello, I can run Ansible playbooks from my Mac as long as I do it from a Linux VM. I cannot run the same playbook directly from Mac OS. Below is the output (with verbose) when attempting to run a playbook from MacOS to access a Cisco IOS router. It is a very simple example. ```auto Background Works from Linux: - The same playbook and hosts file works when I use a Ubuntu Linux VM to the same Cisco router. - The same ssh_config file on both Linux VM and MacOS From my Mac: - I can SSH into the Cisco router. - I can run Netmiko, NAPALM and NORNIR via SSH and successfully execute Python code to the Cisco router - I can use ansible to successfully ping (pong) the cisco router (ansible -i hosts cisco_routers -m ping -vvv) ``` Versions ansible [core 2.17.1] MacOS Sonoma 14.5 Processor Intel ```auto Problem: I can't run the same playbook directly from my Mac. Ansible % ansible-playbook -i hosts display_ipv4_addresses.yaml -vvv ansible-playbook [core 2.17.1] config file = None configured module search path = ['/Users/tester/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules'] ansible python module location = /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.10/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible ansible collection location = /Users/tester/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections executable location = /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.10/bin/ansible-playbook python version = 3.10.3 (v3.10.3:a342a49189, Mar 16 2022, 09:34:18) [Clang 13.0.0 (clang-1300.0.29.30)] (/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.10/bin/python3.10) jinja version = 3.1.2 libyaml = True No config file found; using defaults host_list declined parsing /Users/tester/Desktop/cisco/Ansible Update/Ansible/hosts as it did not pass its verify_file() method script declined parsing /Users/tester/Desktop/cisco/Ansible Update/Ansible/hosts as it did not pass its verify_file() method auto declined parsing /Users/tester/Desktop/cisco/Ansible Update/Ansible/hosts as it did not pass its verify_file() method Parsed /Users/tester/Desktop/cisco/Ansible Update/Ansible/hosts inventory source with ini plugin redirecting (type: modules) ansible.builtin.ios_command to cisco.ios.ios_command Skipping callback 'default', as we already have a stdout callback. Skipping callback 'minimal', as we already have a stdout callback. Skipping callback 'oneline', as we already have a stdout callback. PLAYBOOK: display_ipv4_addresses.yaml ************************************************************************************************** 1 plays in display_ipv4_addresses.yaml PLAY [Show IP Interface Brief on Cisco IOS routers] ************************************************************************************ TASK [Run 'show ip interface brief' command] ******************************************************************************************* task path: /Users/tester/Desktop/cisco/Ansible Update/Ansible/display_ipv4_addresses.yaml:6 redirecting (type: connection) ansible.builtin.network_cli to ansible.netcommon.network_cli redirecting (type: become) ansible.builtin.enable to ansible.netcommon.enable redirecting (type: modules) ansible.builtin.ios_command to cisco.ios.ios_command redirecting (type: action) ansible.builtin.ios to cisco.ios.ios redirecting (type: action) ansible.builtin.ios to cisco.ios.ios redirecting (type: action) ansible.builtin.ios to cisco.ios.ios redirecting (type: modules) ansible.builtin.ios_command to cisco.ios.ios_command The full traceback is: File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.10/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible_collections/cisco/ios/plugins/module_utils/network/ios/ios.py", line 60, in get_capabilities capabilities = Connection(module._socket_path).get_capabilities() File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.10/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible/module_utils/connection.py", line 199, in __rpc__ raise ConnectionError(to_text(msg, errors='surrogate_then_replace'), code=code) fatal: [ansible_host=192.168.3.2]: FAILED! => { "changed": false, "invocation": { "module_args": { "commands": [ "show ip interface brief" ], "interval": 1, "match": "all", "retries": 9, "wait_for": null } }, "msg": "[Errno 8] nodename nor servname provided, or not known" } PLAY RECAP ***************************************************************************************************************************** ansible_host=192.168.3.2 : ok=0 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=1 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 ``` My files hosts [cisco\_routers] 192.168.3.2 ansible\_connection=network\_cli ansible\_network\_cli\_ssh\_type=paramiko ansible\_network\_os=cisco.ios.ios ansible\_user=admin ansible\_password=cisco ansible\_become=yes ansible\_become\_method=enable ansible\_become\_password=class Playbook: display\_\_ipv4:addresses.yaml * * * - name: Show IP Interface Brief on Cisco IOS routers hosts: cisco\_routers gather\_facts: no tasks: - name: Run ‘show ip interface brief’ command ios\_command: commands: - show ip interface brief register: output - name: Display command output debug: var: output.stdout ```auto Any help would be greatly appreciated! ```