# junos\_command **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [April 25, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/junos-command/24314 "2017-04-25T19:31:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vadud3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ecc23a/32.png) [@vadud3](https://forum.ansible.com/u/vadud3)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/junos-command/24314/1 "2017-04-25T19:31:13Z")
I am failing to make junos\_command work 2017-04-25 15:28:49,152 p=4058 u=user | PLAY [sdwan-routers] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* 2017-04-25 15:28:49,171 p=4058 u=user | TASK [junos\_command] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* 2017-04-25 15:28:49,572 p=4084 u=user | creating new control socket for host [router.example.net:830](http://router.example.net:830) as user None 2017-04-25 15:28:49,572 p=4084 u=user | control socket path is /home/user/.ansible/pc/c08d46d021 2017-04-25 15:28:49,572 p=4084 u=user | current working directory is /home/user/ansible/sdwan 2017-04-25 15:28:49,572 p=4084 u=user | using connection plugin netconf 2017-04-25 15:28:49,629 p=4084 u=user | network\_os is set to junos 2017-04-25 15:28:49,629 p=4084 u=user | ssh connection done, stating ncclient 2017-04-25 15:28:59,694 p=4084 u=user | failed to create control socket for host [router.example.net](http://router.example.net) 2017-04-25 15:28:59,695 p=4084 u=user | Traceback (most recent call last): File “/usr/bin/ansible-connection”, line 298, in main server = Server(sf\_path, pc) File “/usr/bin/ansible-connection”, line 135, in **init** self.conn.\_connect() File “/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ansible/plugins/connection/netconf.py”, line 95, in \_connect device\_params={‘name’: self.\_network\_os} File “/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ncclient/manager.py”, line 149, in connect return connect\_ssh(\*args, \*\*kwds) File “/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ncclient/manager.py”, line 118, in connect\_ssh session.connect(\*args, \*\*kwds) File “/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ncclient/transport/ssh.py”, line 372, in connect raise SSHError(“Could not open socket to %s:%s” % (host, port)) SSHError: Could not open socket to [router.example.net:830](http://router.example.net:830) 2017-04-25 15:29:19,598 p=4084 u=user | number of connection attempts exceeded, unable to connect to control socket 2017-04-25 15:29:19,599 p=4084 u=user | persistent\_connect\_interval=1, persistent\_connect\_retries=30 2017-04-25 15:29:19,625 p=4058 u=user | fatal: [[router.example.net](http://router.example.net)]: FAILED! =\> {“changed”: false, “failed”: true, “msg”: “unable to open shell. Please see: [https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/network\_debug\_troubleshooting.html#unable-to-open-shell](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/network_debug_troubleshooting.html#unable-to-open-shell)”, “rc”: 255} 2017-04-25 15:29:19,626 p=4058 u=user | PLAY RECAP \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* 2017-04-25 15:29:19,626 p=4058 u=user | [router.example.net](http://router.example.net) : ok=0 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=1 I can only ssh to the router through a proxy host and the router does not have any port 830 open and I verified. Please advise a workaround… Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Guz\_Mateusz\_ISP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/67e7ee/32.png) [@Guz\_Mateusz\_ISP](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Guz_Mateusz_ISP)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/junos-command/24314/2 "2017-04-25T19:50:36Z")
I might be mistaken, but when dealing with network devices there should be something like: connection: local somewhere at the beginning of the playbook. And the content of the playbook itself would be helpful here I think. Please also check: [https://www.ansible.com/webinars-training/ansible-playbooks-using-network-modules](https://www.ansible.com/webinars-training/ansible-playbooks-using-network-modules) **Od:** [ansible-project@googlegroups.com](mailto:ansible-project@googlegroups.com) [[mailto:ansible-project@googlegroups.com](mailto:ansible-project@googlegroups.com)] **W imieniu** Asif Iqbal **Wysłano:** 25 kwietnia 2017 21:31 **Do:** Ansible Project [ansible-project@googlegroups.com](mailto:ansible-project@googlegroups.com) **Temat:** [ansible-project] junos\_command ---
**Author:** ![psprygada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@psprygada](https://forum.ansible.com/u/psprygada)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/junos-command/24314/3 "2017-04-25T20:34:36Z")
HI Asif, junos\_command requires netconf to be enabled on the remote device. ---
**Author:** ![Rama\_Krishna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecd19e/32.png) [@Rama\_Krishna](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rama_Krishna)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/junos-command/24314/4 "2017-05-06T00:30:48Z")
Based on the error message, authentication parameters are not passed properly to the module. I see it’s using netconf; so i think you have used connection method right… Cheers ---
**Author:** ![Gennadiy\_Krokodilov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/87869e/32.png) [@Gennadiy\_Krokodilov](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gennadiy_Krokodilov)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/junos-command/24314/5 "2018-02-08T22:30:01Z")
Boker Tov Asaf, did you managed to solve it? I have exactly the same problem with ex4200 and Ansible 2.3.3. netconf is enabled on port 830 and accessible: > **[playbooks]# ssh -s -p 830 ansible@juniper\_12 netconf** > > **Welcome to Juniper ex4300-48t** > > **Password:** > > **urn:ietf:params:netconf:base:1.0** > > **urn:ietf:params:netconf:capability:candidate:1.0** > > **urn:ietf:params:netconf:capability:confirmed-commit:1.0** > > **urn:ietf:params:netconf:capability:validate:1.0** > > **urn:ietf:params:netconf:capability:url:1.0?scheme=http,ftp,file** > > **urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0** > > **urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:capability:candidate:1.0** > > **urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:capability:confirmed-commit:1.0** > > **urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:capability:validate:1.0** > > **urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:capability:url:1.0?protocol=http,ftp,file** > > **[http://xml.juniper.net/netconf/junos/1.0](http://xml.juniper.net/netconf/junos/1.0)** > > **[http://xml.juniper.net/dmi/system/1.0](http://xml.juniper.net/dmi/system/1.0)** > > **11528** > > **]]\>]]\>** This is debug log: > **2018-02-09 01:13:25,964 p=17223 u=root | creating new control socket for host 192.168.89.240:830 as user ansible** > **2018-02-09 01:13:25,965 p=17223 u=root | control socket path is /root/.ansible/pc/1007ccc67b** > **2018-02-09 01:13:25,965 p=17223 u=root | current working directory is /etc/ansible/playbooks** > **2018-02-09 01:13:25,966 p=17223 u=root | using connection plugin netconf** > **2018-02-09 01:13:25,968 p=17223 u=root | failed to create control socket for host 192.168.89.240** > **2018-02-09 01:13:25,969 p=17223 u=root | Traceback (most recent call last):** > **File “/opt/ansible/bin/ansible-connection”, line 298, in main** > **server = Server(sf\_path, pc)** > **File “/opt/ansible/bin/ansible-connection”, line 134, in init** > **self.conn = connection\_loader.get(play\_context.connection, play\_context, sys.stdin)** > **File “/opt/ansible/lib/ansible/plugins/init.py”, line 358, in get** > **self.\_module\_cache[path] = self.\_load\_module\_source(name, path)** > **File “/opt/ansible/lib/ansible/plugins/init.py”, line 343, in \_load\_module\_source** > **module = imp.load\_source(full\_name, path, module\_file)** > **File “/opt/ansible/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/netconf.py”, line 39, in** > **raise AnsibleError(“ncclient is not installed”)** > **AnsibleError: ncclient is not installed** If you realised how to fix it, please share. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![ganeshrn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/ganeshrn/32/1021_2.png) [@ganeshrn](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ganeshrn)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2018, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/junos-command/24314/6 "2018-02-09T05:17:49Z")
> **AnsibleError: ncclient is not installed** Please install ncclient and retry. Command to install ncclient using pip: # pip install ncclient Regards, Ganesh ---
**Author:** ![Gennadiy\_Krokodilov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/87869e/32.png) [@Gennadiy\_Krokodilov](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gennadiy_Krokodilov)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/junos-command/24314/7 "2018-02-10T17:48:27Z")
Hi Ganesh, Thanks! I moved FWD and installed it from git, now it is listed in packages: **[root@server]# pydoc modules | grep -i ncc** **UserDict datetime ncclient (package) sre\_parse** **[root@server]#** but I still have same error, absolutely the same. It looks to me as Ansible configuration issue. I don’t exactly know where to put ncclient module(path where Ansible looks for it) which I installed with setup.py. At the moment I just added its patch to env (so its listed by pydoc): **ANSIBLE\_LIBRARY=/opt/ansible/lib/ansible/modules:/root/Ansible\_install/ncclient-0.4.2** **ANSIBLE\_HOME=/opt/ansible** **PYTHONPATH=/opt/ansible/lib:/root/Ansible\_install/ncclient-0.4.2** **[root@playbooks]# ansible --version** **7198 1518284728.95276: starting run** **ansible 2.3.3.0** **config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg** **configured module search path = [u’/opt/ansible/lib/ansible/modules’, u’/root/Ansible\_install/ncclient-0.4.2’]** **python version = 2.6.8 (unknown, Nov 7 2012, 14:47:34) [GCC 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-52)]** **[root@playbooks]#** I know, Im not cool by running this directly as root, but this is just test env. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Gennadiy\_Krokodilov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/87869e/32.png) [@Gennadiy\_Krokodilov](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gennadiy_Krokodilov)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/junos-command/24314/8 "2018-02-10T19:55:59Z")
OK, looks like I found the root cause: **VIP\_CR:[root@upm1 playbooks]# python** **Python 2.6.8 (unknown, Nov 7 2012, 14:47:34)** **[GCC 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-52)] on linux2** **Type “help”, “copyright”, “credits” or “license” for more information.** **\>\>\> from ncclient import manager** **Traceback (most recent call last):** **File “”, line 1, in** **File “build/bdist.linux-i686/egg/ncclient/manager.py”, line 22, in** **File “build/bdist.linux-i686/egg/ncclient/operations/init.py”, line 16, in** **File “build/bdist.linux-i686/egg/ncclient/operations/rpc.py”, line 18, in** **File “build/bdist.linux-i686/egg/ncclient/xml\_.py”, line 22, in** **ImportError: /usr/lib/libexslt.so.0: symbol gcry\_cipher\_setkey, version GCRYPT\_1.2 not defined in file libgcrypt.so.11 with link time reference** **\>\>\>** ncclient needs to resolve dependencies. ---
**Author:** ![Gennadiy\_Krokodilov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/87869e/32.png) [@Gennadiy\_Krokodilov](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gennadiy_Krokodilov)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/junos-command/24314/9 "2018-02-10T23:33:36Z")
OK, Finally I got ncclient installed and it works fine (all dependencies solved), But this is what confusing me now: **2018-02-11 02:01:07,225 p=17431 u=root | ssh connection done, stating ncclient** **2018-02-11 02:01:09,832 p=17431 u=root | ncclient manager object created successfully** **2018-02-11 02:01:09,833 p=17431 u=root | connection established to 192.168.89.240 in 0:00:02.721349** **2018-02-11 02:01:10,108 p=17431 u=root | incoming request accepted on persistent socket** **2018-02-11 02:01:10,109 p=17431 u=root | socket operation is CONTEXT** **2018-02-11 02:01:10,111 p=17431 u=root | socket operation is EXEC** **2018-02-11 02:01:10,112 p=17431 u=root | socket operation completed with rc 0** **2018-02-11 02:01:10,143 p=16797 u=root | open\_session() returned 0 ok** **2018-02-11 02:01:10,577 p=16797 u=root | Using module file /opt/ansible-2.3.3.0/lib/ansible/modules/network/junos/junos\_command.py** **2018-02-11 02:01:10,713 p=16797 u=root | The full traceback is:** **Traceback (most recent call last):** **File “/tmp/ansible\_iVnNY8/ansible\_module\_junos\_command.py”, line 164, in ?** **from functools import partial** **ImportError: No module named functools** **2018-02-11 02:01:10,714 p=16797 u=root | fatal: [hsbu12]: FAILED! =\> {** **“changed”: false,** **“failed”: true,** This module is installed and listed but, **junos\_command.py** can’t find it. Does anybody have any ideas? Thanks in advance!