# How to use ansible\_become for a root shell that needs an "enable" followed by a "su"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Guides, FAQs & Howtos\ **Tags:** howto\ **Created:** [December 10, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-ansible-become-for-a-root-shell-that-needs-an-enable-followed-by-a-su/39021 "2024-12-10T13:04:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![smeda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/smeda/32/6936_2.png) [@smeda](https://forum.ansible.com/u/smeda)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-ansible-become-for-a-root-shell-that-needs-an-enable-followed-by-a-su/39021/1 "2024-12-10T13:04:19Z")
Here’s the sequence for my root login: **$ ssh [admin@10.0.34.210](mailto:admin@10.0.34.210)** [admin@10.0.34.210](mailto:admin@10.0.34.210)’s password: **…** ABC\_XYZ\> **enable** ABC\_XYZ# **su** Password: **…** [root@voe\_210:/tmp]$ [root@voe\_210:/tmp]$ **exit** logout ABC\_XYZ# **exit** ABC\_XYZ\> **logout** Connection to 10.0.34.210 closed. $ To get a root shell, I need to use “su” advanced/enabled CLI command, with a password. I am not able to understand how to club this “su” with “enable”. Since this is “help” topic (not a “howto”) , I have recreated/moved this here: > [@Need help for getting a root shell on my custom network appliance](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-help-for-getting-a-root-shell-on-my-custom-network-appliance/39086): > > My network appliance needs a non\_root ssh login, followed by an “enable” command, followed by an “su” command, followed by the root password. Here’s the sequence for my root login: $ ssh admin@10.0.34.210 admin@10.0.34.210's password: ... My\_Device\> My\_Device\>enable My\_Device# My\_Device#su Password: ...... [root@My\_Hostname:/tmp]$ [root@My\_Hostname:/tmp]$ exit logout My\_Device# My\_Device#exit My\_Device\> My\_Device\>logout Connection to 10.0.34.210 closed. $ I am able to get non-root shell (CLI) …