# Error: socket path /home/user/.ansible/pc/ebf6fe2904 does not exist or cannot be found **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Tags:** playbook, ansible-core\ **Created:** [October 29, 2024, 8:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-socket-path-home-user-ansible-pc-ebf6fe2904-does-not-exist-or-cannot-be-found/10559 "2024-10-29T08:15:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![philly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71e660/32.png) [@philly](https://forum.ansible.com/u/philly)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 8:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-socket-path-home-user-ansible-pc-ebf6fe2904-does-not-exist-or-cannot-be-found/10559/1 "2024-10-29T08:15:06Z")
`FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "socket path /home/user/.ansible/pc/ebf6fe2904 does not exist or cannot be found. See Troubleshooting socket path issues in the Network Debug and Troubleshooting Guide"}` I get this error when im sending a command to an Alcatel network switch. But this error is new because 3 days ago everything worked and i even set the connection timeout to 600 seconds. Ansible should also have access to /home/user/.ansible/pc ---
**Author:** ![jiholland](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/jiholland/32/11273_2.png) [@jiholland](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jiholland)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 9:20am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-socket-path-home-user-ansible-pc-ebf6fe2904-does-not-exist-or-cannot-be-found/10559/2 "2024-10-29T09:20:19Z")
I believe Ansible is trying to create > [@philly](#): > > home/user/.ansible/pc on the network device. Have you configured the ansible\_network\_os and ansible\_connection parameters? [https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/network/user\_guide/network\_best\_practices\_2.5.html](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/network/user_guide/network_best_practices_2.5.html) ---
**Author:** ![philly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71e660/32.png) [@philly](https://forum.ansible.com/u/philly)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 9:39am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-socket-path-home-user-ansible-pc-ebf6fe2904-does-not-exist-or-cannot-be-found/10559/3 "2024-10-29T09:39:32Z")
Yes i have configured in the inventory the ansible\_network\_os and the ansible\_connection Im wondering because 3 days ago everything worked now it doesn’t matter which playbook i run i get the same error ---
**Author:** ![jiholland](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/jiholland/32/11273_2.png) [@jiholland](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jiholland)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-socket-path-home-user-ansible-pc-ebf6fe2904-does-not-exist-or-cannot-be-found/10559/4 "2024-10-29T09:48:19Z")
Can you post an example of a task that is failing along with the ansible version you are using? ---
**Author:** ![philly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71e660/32.png) [@philly](https://forum.ansible.com/u/philly)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 9:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-socket-path-home-user-ansible-pc-ebf6fe2904-does-not-exist-or-cannot-be-found/10559/5 "2024-10-29T09:55:15Z")
file hosts ```auto [aos6] 192.158.1.2 [aos8] 192.158.1.5 [all:vars] ansible_user=User123 ansible_password={{ssh_password}} ansible_connection=ansible.netcommon.network_cli ansible_network_os=alcatel.aos8.aos8 ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3 ``` playbook ```auto --- - hosts: all gather_facts: false ignore_errors: true vars_files: - ~/ansible/inventory/vault.yaml tasks: - name: show run dir alcatel.aos8.aos8_command: commands: - show running-directory register: command_output - name: Command output parsing to extract SYNCHRO/NOT SYNCHRO set_fact: synchronization_status: "{{ command_output.stdout_lines | join('\n') | regex_search('Running Configuration *: (NOT )?SYNCHRONIZED') }}" - name: Execute write mem flash-synchro if not synchronized when: synchronization_status is match and "NOT SYNCHRONIZED" in synchronization_status block: - name: Execute command on the switch alcatel.aos8.aos8_command: commands: - write memory flash-synchro register: command_output2 #failed_when: "'ERROR' in command_output2.stdout_lines | join('\n')" ``` ansible version ```auto 5169 1730195699.26123: starting run ansible [core 2.17.5] config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg configured module search path = ['/home/user/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/napalm_ansible/modules'] ansible python module location = /home/user/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible ansible collection location = /home/user/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections executable location = /usr/bin/ansible python version = 3.10.12 (main, Sep 11 2024, 15:47:36) [GCC 11.4.0] (/usr/bin/python3) jinja version = 3.0.3 libyaml = True ``` ansible config (/etc/ansible/ansible.cfg) ```auto [defaults] vault_password_file = /home/user/ansible/inventory/vault.yaml #password = /home/user/ansible/inventory/vault.yml ansible_user = User123 #ansible_password = {{ vault_ssh_password }} inventory= ~/ansible/inventory/hosts interpreter_python = /usr/bin/python3 library = /home/user/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/napalm_ansible/modules action_plugins = /home/user/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/napalm_ansible/plugins/action host_key_checking = False #vault_password_file = /home/user/ansible/inventory/vault.yml ask_vault_pass = True #inventory = /home/user/ansible/inventory/hosts #log = /home/user/ansible/log/ansible.log [persistent_connection] connect_timeout = 36000 command_timeout = 36000 ``` ---
**Author:** ![jiholland](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/jiholland/32/11273_2.png) [@jiholland](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jiholland)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-socket-path-home-user-ansible-pc-ebf6fe2904-does-not-exist-or-cannot-be-found/10559/6 "2024-10-29T11:06:00Z")
Do you have a link to the `alcatel.aos8` collection? Can’t seem to find it on [https://galaxy.ansible.com/](https://galaxy.ansible.com/). ---
**Author:** ![philly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71e660/32.png) [@philly](https://forum.ansible.com/u/philly)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-socket-path-home-user-ansible-pc-ebf6fe2904-does-not-exist-or-cannot-be-found/10559/7 "2024-10-29T12:08:35Z")
Hi the collection is from the Alcatel Team but is not available for the public ---
**Author:** ![jiholland](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/jiholland/32/11273_2.png) [@jiholland](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jiholland)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-socket-path-home-user-ansible-pc-ebf6fe2904-does-not-exist-or-cannot-be-found/10559/8 "2024-10-29T13:07:59Z")
Ok. Then you should ask the Alcatel Team if they have done any changes to the collection. ---
**Author:** ![philly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71e660/32.png) [@philly](https://forum.ansible.com/u/philly)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-socket-path-home-user-ansible-pc-ebf6fe2904-does-not-exist-or-cannot-be-found/10559/9 "2024-10-30T05:49:37Z")
Hi thanks for your reply but the collection didn’t change because we just downloaded it manually without getting it automatically updated ---
**Author:** ![jiholland](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/jiholland/32/11273_2.png) [@jiholland](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jiholland)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 6:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-socket-path-home-user-ansible-pc-ebf6fe2904-does-not-exist-or-cannot-be-found/10559/10 "2024-10-30T06:06:11Z")
This forum and Ansible are both open-source. It´s hard to help you when you are using a collection that is closed-sourced and unavailable to the public. ---
**Author:** ![philly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71e660/32.png) [@philly](https://forum.ansible.com/u/philly)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-socket-path-home-user-ansible-pc-ebf6fe2904-does-not-exist-or-cannot-be-found/10559/11 "2024-10-30T06:17:37Z")
Yes i know thanks for trying but i have found something which could fix the problem. I created a new venv and now the playbook works perfectly fine. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/1X/1882d9a01da5d8996a862359b0913cc568a39b84.svg) [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2024, 6:18am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-socket-path-home-user-ansible-pc-ebf6fe2904-does-not-exist-or-cannot-be-found/10559/12 "2024-11-29T06:18:38Z")
This topic was automatically closed 30 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.