# ios\_command does not seem to be working

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ios-command-does-not-seem-to-be-working/23499>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [January 18, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ios-command-does-not-seem-to-be-working/23499 "2017-01-18T21:05:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mohamed\_Lrhazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@Mohamed\_Lrhazi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mohamed_Lrhazi)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ios-command-does-not-seem-to-be-working/23499/1 "2017-01-18T21:05:47Z")

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Hello,

am trying ansible and ios\_command module for the first time… it seems as if ansible is trying to execute normal unix commands instead of ios… what am I missing?

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➜ cisco cat pb.yaml

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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 18, 2017, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ios-command-does-not-seem-to-be-working/23499/2 "2017-01-18T23:23:25Z")

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What version of Ansible are you running?