# Invalid input detected at '^' marker (Ansible 2.2 using ios\_config)

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/invalid-input-detected-at-marker-ansible-2-2-using-ios-config/23337>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [December 27, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/invalid-input-detected-at-marker-ansible-2-2-using-ios-config/23337 "2016-12-27T19:57:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kyle\_Patton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/df705f/32.png) [@Kyle\_Patton](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kyle_Patton)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/invalid-input-detected-at-marker-ansible-2-2-using-ios-config/23337/1 "2016-12-27T19:57:11Z")

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**Author:** ![psprygada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@psprygada](https://forum.ansible.com/u/psprygada)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2017, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/invalid-input-detected-at-marker-ansible-2-2-using-ios-config/23337/2 "2017-01-06T19:21:14Z")

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hm thats strange. i dont see anything glaringly obvious. I see it fails to execute the command “configure terminal”. What version of IOS are you running against? Is AAA involved? Can you replicate the steps manually when logged via the same user/password combination?