# None of ssh tasks work, strange Errno5 Input/Output Error

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**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [August 12, 2025, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/none-of-ssh-tasks-work-strange-errno5-input-output-error/44280 "2025-08-12T10:52:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![calimero444](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/calimero444/32/9266_2.png) [@calimero444](https://forum.ansible.com/u/calimero444)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/none-of-ssh-tasks-work-strange-errno5-input-output-error/44280/1 "2025-08-12T10:52:19Z")

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**Hello**

I am running Ansible in a docker container. Now, my docker software was recently “updated” to stop using Windows WSL and use HyperV instead. Since then, none of my playbooks work. Each task that does SSH to a remote system ends with “FAILED! =\> {“msg”: “[Errno 5] Input/output error”}”

I am mapping a /root folder to the root home directory using: -v C:\portable\root:/root  
Ansible creates in this folder (temp) socket mappings and i believe it has something to do with that:

> TASK [show ip arp] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*  
> task path: /play/gn-ansible-discovery/saveiparp.yml:51  
> Loading collection ansible.netcommon from /root/.ansible/collections/ansible\_collections/ansible/netcommon  
> redirecting (type: terminal) ansible.builtin.ios to cisco.ios.ios  
> redirecting (type: cliconf) ansible.builtin.ios to cisco.ios.ios  
> redirecting (type: become) ansible.builtin.enable to ansible.netcommon.enable  
> redirecting (type: modules) ansible.builtin.ios\_command to cisco.ios.ios\_command  
> redirecting (type: action) ansible.builtin.ios to cisco.ios.ios  
> Using network group action ios for ios\_command  
> redirecting (type: action) ansible.builtin.ios to cisco.ios.ios  
> attempting to start connection  
> using connection plugin ansible.netcommon.network\_cli  
> local domain socket does not exist, starting it  
> control socket path is /root/.ansible/pc/ec00c5f8e1  
> Loading collection ansible.builtin from  
> Loading collection ansible.netcommon from /root/.ansible/collections/ansible\_collections/ansible/netcommon  
> redirecting (type: terminal) ansible.builtin.ios to cisco.ios.ios  
> Loading collection cisco.ios from /usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/ansible\_collections/cisco/ios  
> redirecting (type: cliconf) ansible.builtin.ios to cisco.ios.ios  
> loaded cliconf plugin ansible\_collections.cisco.ios.plugins.cliconf.ios from path /usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/ansible\_collections/cisco/ios/plugins/cliconf/ios.py for network\_os ios  
> ssh type is set to auto  
> autodetecting ssh\_type  
> [WARNING]: ansible-pylibssh not installed, falling back to paramiko  
> ssh type is now set to paramiko  
> Loading collection ansible.builtin from  
> The full traceback is:  
> Traceback (most recent call last):  
> File “/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/ansible/cli/scripts/ansible\_connection\_cli\_stub.py”, line 104, in start  
> self.sock.bind(self.socket\_path)  
> OSError: [Errno 5] Input/output error  
> fatal: [wavndse21b02ab]: FAILED! =\> {  
> “msg”: “[Errno 5] Input/output error”  
> }  
> …ignoring  
> Read vars\_file ‘../group\_vars/all.yml’

When i don’t map the /root dir, and just keep the container default, it seems to work.  
However, when using WSL, this has never given problems.

I can write to the folder from within the container:

> drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Aug 12 10:27 pc
> 
> root@c9b548cc9ca7:~/.ansible# pwd  
> /root/.ansible  
> root@c9b548cc9ca7:~/.ansible#
> 
> In Windows, i have given anonymous full access to this folder.

> ansible [core 2.18.7]  
> config file = /play/ansible.cfg  
> configured module search path = [‘/root/.ansible/plugins/modules’, ‘/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules’]  
> ansible python module location = /usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/ansible  
> ansible collection location = /root/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections  
> executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible  
> python version = 3.12.11 (main, Jul 22 2025, 04:28:39) [GCC 12.2.0] (/usr/local/bin/python3.12)  
> jinja version = 3.1.6  
> libyaml = True

do i have to map specific UID or so in container ? I think i will just stop mapping the root folder then, i don’t even remember why i did this in the first place

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**Author:** ![calimero444](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/calimero444/32/9266_2.png) [@calimero444](https://forum.ansible.com/u/calimero444)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/none-of-ssh-tasks-work-strange-errno5-input-output-error/44280/2 "2025-08-12T11:09:13Z")

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fyi  
uname --all  
Linux c9b548cc9ca7 6.10.14-linuxkit #1 SMP PREEMPT\_DYNAMIC Thu Mar 20 16:36:58 UTC 2025 x86\_64 GNU/Linux

> Docker container based off python:3.12 container:
> 
> FROM python:3.12
> 
> RUN apt-get update -y
> 
> RUN apt-get install python3 -y
> 
> # ping util
> 
> RUN apt install iputils-ping -y
> 
> RUN apt install openssh-client -y
> 
> RUN apt install vim -y
> 
> # ps util
> 
> RUN apt install procps -y
> 
> # nslookup & dig util
> 
> RUN apt install dnsutils -y
> 
> RUN pip install ansible --no-cache-dir