# Modify ssh connection arguments that ansible uses. **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [September 9, 2020, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modify-ssh-connection-arguments-that-ansible-uses/33776 "2020-09-09T09:34:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Easy\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c2a13f/32.png) [@Easy\_King](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Easy_King)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modify-ssh-connection-arguments-that-ansible-uses/33776/1 "2020-09-09T09:34:03Z")
The below ssh connection by ansible fails to connect to remote hosts ssh -vvv -C -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o ‘IdentityFile=“/app/ssh\_keys/id\_rsa”’ -o KbdInteractiveAuthentication=no -o PreferredAuthentications=gssapi-with-mic,gssapi-keyex,hostbased,publickey -o PasswordAuthentication=no -o ‘User=“root”’ -o ConnectTimeout=10 -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ControlPath=/home/ansibleuser/.ansible/cp/6abdc12511 -tt 10.9.88.205 ‘id mwweb || id webadm || ls -ld /web’ whereas when i remove the below two arguments from ssh my connection succeeds 1. -tt 2. -o ControlPath=/home/ansibleuser/.ansible/cp/6abdc12511 Working ssh command to be constructed by ansible. ssh -vvv -C -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o ‘IdentityFile=“/app/ssh\_keys/id\_rsa”’ -o KbdInteractiveAuthentication=no -o PreferredAuthentications=gssapi-with-mic,gssapi-keyex,hostbased,publickey -o PasswordAuthentication=no -o ‘User=“root”’ -o ConnectTimeout=10 -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no 10.9.88.205 ‘id mwweb || id webadm || ls -ld /web’ This requirement (customized ssh command) is for a specific playbook for specific target hosts that is supplied as arguments to my ansible playbook below. I dont wish to modify the existing ssh configuration at OS: - name: Play 2- Configure Source nodes hosts: all user: root ignore\_errors: yes gather\_facts: false tasks: - name: Get HTTPD userid on server raw: id mwweb || id webadm || ls -ld /web - name: Get OHS userid on server raw: id mwweb The above playbook runs using this command: ansible-playbook -i 10.9.88.205, -f 5 testpython.yml -vvvv I’m using jenkin’s ansible plugin to trigger the above playbook. Can you please suggest for the below: can i disable -tt and ControlPath by modifying playbook code? This is my first preference. Please suggest? If modifying the playbook wont help then how can i disable both ssh args using ansible parameters? I was able to disable -tt using below: ansible-playbook -i 10.9.88.205, -f 5 testpython.yml -e ansible\_ssh\_use\_tty=no -vvvv But, there is no way to could find to disable ControlPath despite passing -e control\_path=“” Reference: [https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/plugins/connection/ssh.html](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/plugins/connection/ssh.html) I want the solution of disabling both ssh arguments -tt and -o ControlPath in the playbook testpython.yml or in ansible-playbook command-line. Can you please suggest? ---
**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:** [September 9, 2020, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modify-ssh-connection-arguments-that-ansible-uses/33776/2 "2020-09-09T09:42:37Z")
[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user\_guide/intro\_inventory.html#connecting-to-hosts-behavioral-inventory-parameters](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/intro_inventory.html#connecting-to-hosts-behavioral-inventory-parameters) ---
**Author:** ![Easy\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c2a13f/32.png) [@Easy\_King](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Easy_King)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modify-ssh-connection-arguments-that-ansible-uses/33776/3 "2020-09-09T09:56:18Z")
@Dick thank you for the link but i have been through that before. There is no details on how we can modify my playbook testpython.yml or any command-line parameters for disabling ControlPath like we have use\_tyy Can you further guide and help me with changes to my playbook or to the ansible-playbook command-line ? ---
**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:** [September 9, 2020, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modify-ssh-connection-arguments-that-ansible-uses/33776/4 "2020-09-09T10:04:37Z")
IIRC ControlPath is the SSH configuration option that makes pipelining work. So you could try to disable that: [https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference\_appendices/config.html#ansible-pipelining](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/config.html#ansible-pipelining) ---
**Author:** ![Easy\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c2a13f/32.png) [@Easy\_King](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Easy_King)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modify-ssh-connection-arguments-that-ansible-uses/33776/5 "2020-09-09T10:36:04Z")
@Dick I tried the below " ansible\_ssh\_pipelining: no " in my playbook but the -o ControlPath still remains. - name: Play 2- Configure Source nodes hosts: all user: root ignore\_errors: yes gather\_facts: false vars: ansible\_ssh\_pipelining: no tasks: - name: Get HTTPD userid on server raw: id mwweb || id webadm || ls -ld /web - name: Get OHS userid on server raw: id mwweb I’m sorry but i’m new to this. Kindly suggest ---
**Author:** ![Easy\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c2a13f/32.png) [@Easy\_King](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Easy_King)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modify-ssh-connection-arguments-that-ansible-uses/33776/6 "2020-09-09T11:21:24Z")
@Dick ANSIBLE\_SSH\_ARGS=“” ansible-playbook -i 10.9.88.205, -f 5 testpython.yml -e ansible\_ssh\_use\_tty=no -vvvv works !! and i dont see the -o ControlPath anymore. However, I stated in the original post I’m using anisble plugin inside Jenkins where i cannot find any option to specify ANSIBLE\_SSH\_ARGS=“” environment variable. Adding ANSIBLE\_SSH\_ARGS=“” to playbook yml also does not work like below: - name: Play 2- Configure Source nodes hosts: all user: root ignore\_errors: yes gather\_facts: false vars: ansible\_ssh\_pipelining: no ANSIBLE\_SSH\_ARGS=“” tasks: From the documentation, i felt passing ansible\_ssh\_arg=“” will work just how ansible\_ssh\_use\_tty=no works but that too fails to remove -o ControlPath ansible-playbook -i 10.9.88.205, -f 5 testpython.yml -e ansible\_ssh\_use\_tty=no -e nsible\_ssh\_arg=“” -vvvv Can you please suggest ? ---
**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:** [September 9, 2020, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modify-ssh-connection-arguments-that-ansible-uses/33776/7 "2020-09-09T12:03:23Z")
I think this ^^ should be lower case, i.e.:    vars:      ansible\_ssh\_pipelining: no      ansible\_ssh\_args: "" ---
**Author:** ![Easy\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c2a13f/32.png) [@Easy\_King](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Easy_King)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modify-ssh-connection-arguments-that-ansible-uses/33776/8 "2020-09-09T12:09:46Z")
Tried your suggestion but it does not work @Dick. Please suggest.