# mux\_client\_request\_session error

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/mux-client-request-session-error/17914>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [April 6, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/mux-client-request-session-error/17914 "2015-04-06T18:19:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Priscilla\_Muriithi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@Priscilla\_Muriithi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Priscilla_Muriithi)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/mux-client-request-session-error/17914/1 "2015-04-06T18:19:56Z")

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I am getting this error when I run win\_ping: task. Any idea why?

OpenSSH\_6.6.1, OpenSSL 1.0.1f 6 Jan 2014 debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh\_config debug1: /etc/ssh/ssh\_config line 19: Applying options for \* debug1: auto-mux: Trying existing master debug1: mux\_client\_request\_session: master session id: 2 Shared connection

Thanks,  
Priscilla

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**Author:** ![James\_Cammarata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7c8e57/32.png) [@James\_Cammarata](https://forum.ansible.com/u/James_Cammarata)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2015, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/mux-client-request-session-error/17914/2 "2015-04-06T18:31:47Z")

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Hi Priscilla, it looks like you’re trying to use the ssh connection method for a Windows host, however Windows systems require the “winrm” connection type.

Can you share your full playbook/inventory setup (if they’re not too big)? The connection type should be automatically switched to winrm when Ansible sees you’re using a Windows-based module.