# Git clone failing only via Ansible. Working via cmdline. **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [June 21, 2020, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/git-clone-failing-only-via-ansible-working-via-cmdline/33227 "2020-06-21T07:46:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mukuntha\_rajaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Mukuntha\_rajaa](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mukuntha_rajaa)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2020, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/git-clone-failing-only-via-ansible-working-via-cmdline/33227/1 "2020-06-21T07:46:30Z")
Hello, When I git clone from cmdline, I am able to clone successfully. But when I do the same thing via, Ansible, something is going wrong. ```auto git clone git@gitlab.com:xxxx/yyyy.git Cloning into 'yyyy'... remote: Enumerating objects: 223, done. remote: Counting objects: 100% (223/223), done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (164/164), done. remote: Total 223 (delta 21), reused 175 (delta 6), pack-reused 0 Receiving objects: 100% (223/223), 667.18 KiB | 204.00 KiB/s, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (21/21), done. ``` Also, following is fine. ```auto ssh -vT [git@gitlab.com](mailto:git@gitlab.com) [...] debug1: Sending environment. debug1: Sending env LANG = en_US.UTF-8 **Welcome to GitLab** , @mukuntharajaa! debug1: client_input_channel_req: channel 0 rtype exit-status reply 0 debug1: client_input_channel_req: channel 0 rtype [eow@openssh.com](mailto:eow@openssh.com) reply 0 debug1: channel 0: free: client-session, nchannels 1 Transferred: sent 2776, received 3416 bytes, in 0.9 seconds Bytes per second: sent 2926.2, received 3600.8 debug1: Exit status 0 ``` Only via Ansible, git cloning is failing. ```auto fatal: [192.168.99.105]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "cmd": ["/usr/bin/git", "fetch", "--tags", "origin"], "msg": "Failed to download remote objects and refs: Load key \"/home/mrajaa/.ssh/id_rsa.pub\": **invalid format\r\[ngit@gitlab.com](mailto:ngit@gitlab.com): Permission denied (publickey)**.\r\nfatal: Could not read from remote repository.\n\nPlease make sure you have the correct access rights\nand the repository exists.\n"} ``` My git clone task is like this, ---
**Author:** ![racke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/racke/32/4767_2.png) [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2020, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/git-clone-failing-only-via-ansible-working-via-cmdline/33227/2 "2020-06-21T08:00:30Z")
> Hello, > > When I git clone from cmdline, I am able to clone successfully. But when I do the same thing via, Ansible, something is > going wrong. > > \>git clone git@gitlab.com:xxxx/yyyy.git Cloning into 'yyyy'... remote: Enumerating objects: 223, done. remote: Counting > objects: 100% (223/223), done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (164/164), done. remote: Total 223 (delta 21), reused > 175 (delta 6), pack-reused 0 Receiving objects: 100% (223/223), 667.18 KiB | 204.00 KiB/s, done. Resolving deltas: 100% > (21/21), done. | > > Also, following is fine. > > \>ssh -vT git@gitlab.com \ [...] debug1: Sending environment. debug1: Sending env LANG = > en\_US.UTF-8 \*Welcome to GitLab\*, @mukuntharajaa! debug1: client\_input\_channel\_req: channel 0 rtype exit-status reply 0 > debug1: client\_input\_channel\_req: channel 0 rtype eow@openssh.com \ reply 0 debug1: channel 0: > free: client-session, nchannels 1 Transferred: sent 2776, received 3416 bytes, in 0.9 seconds Bytes per second: sent > 2926.2, received 3600.8 debug1: Exit status 0 | > > Only via Ansible, git cloning is failing. > > \>fatal: [192.168.99.105]: FAILED! =\> {"changed": false, "cmd": ["/usr/bin/git", "fetch", "--tags", "origin"], "msg": > "Failed to download remote objects and refs: ||Load key \"/home/mrajaa/.ssh/id\_rsa.pub\": \*invalid format\r\ngit@gitlab.com \: Permission > denied (publickey)\*.\r\nfatal: Could not read from remote repository.\n\nPlease make sure you have the correct access > rights\nand the repository exists.\n"} | > > My git clone task is like this, > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > name: use git to clone myconfigs > git: > dest: “{{ myconfig\_dir }}” > repo: “{{ dotfile\_repo }}” > accept\_hostkey: yes > key\_file: “{{ ssh\_key }}” > force: no #this will not forcefully clone, if there are some local modifications > ignore\_errors: true > ``` The value for key\_file expects the path to the \*private\* SSH key. Regards          Racke ---
**Author:** ![Dick\_Visser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@Dick\_Visser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dick_Visser)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2020, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/git-clone-failing-only-via-ansible-working-via-cmdline/33227/3 "2020-06-21T08:46:50Z")
> Hello, > > When I git clone from cmdline, I am able to clone successfully. But when I do the same thing via, Ansible, something is going wrong. > > ```auto > git clone git@gitlab.com:xxxx/yyyy.git > Cloning into 'yyyy'... > remote: Enumerating objects: 223, done. > remote: Counting objects: 100% (223/223), done. > remote: Compressing objects: 100% (164/164), done. > remote: Total 223 (delta 21), reused 175 (delta 6), pack-reused 0 > Receiving objects: 100% (223/223), 667.18 KiB | 204.00 KiB/s, done. > Resolving deltas: 100% (21/21), done. > > ``` > > Also, following is fine. > > ```auto > ssh -vT [git@gitlab.com](mailto:git@gitlab.com) > [...] > debug1: Sending environment. > debug1: Sending env LANG = en_US.UTF-8 > **Welcome to GitLab** , @mukuntharajaa! > debug1: client_input_channel_req: channel 0 rtype exit-status reply 0 > debug1: client_input_channel_req: channel 0 rtype [eow@openssh.com](mailto:eow@openssh.com) reply 0 > debug1: channel 0: free: client-session, nchannels 1 > Transferred: sent 2776, received 3416 bytes, in 0.9 seconds > Bytes per second: sent 2926.2, received 3600.8 > debug1: Exit status 0 > > ``` > > Only via Ansible, git cloning is failing. > > ```auto > fatal: [192.168.99.105]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "cmd": ["/usr/bin/git", "fetch", "--tags", "origin"], "msg": "Failed to download remote objects and refs: Load key \"/home/mrajaa/.ssh/id_rsa.pub\": **invalid format\r\[ngit@gitlab.com](mailto:ngit@gitlab.com): Permission denied (publickey)**.\r\nfatal: Could not read from remote repository.\n\nPlease make sure you have the correct access rights\nand the repository exists.\n"} > > ``` > > My git clone task is like this, > > * * * > > name: use git to clone myconfigs > git: > dest: “{{ myconfig\_dir }}” > repo: “{{ dotfile\_repo }}” > accept\_hostkey: yes > key\_file: “{{ ssh\_key }}” > force: no #this will not forcefully clone, if there are some local modifications > ignore\_errors: true > > ```auto > > I even have task to add ssh keys. > > ``` > > - name: Add ssh keys to ssh-agent > authorized\_key: > user: “{{ username }}” > state: present > key: “{{ lookup(‘file’, item) }}” > with\_fileglob: > - “{{ home\_dir }}.ssh/\*.pub” > > ```auto > > ``` Note that your task name is a bit misleading, as it add keys to a file. Nothing is done with agents. ---
**Author:** ![Mukuntha\_rajaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Mukuntha\_rajaa](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mukuntha_rajaa)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2020, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/git-clone-failing-only-via-ansible-working-via-cmdline/33227/4 "2020-06-21T10:10:13Z")
Thanks. That worked !!! I missed to see this word in document. My bad ☹ "