# Not able to connect windows server due to the Error "module\_stderr": "An error occurred while creating the pipeline.\\r\\n"," while trying with win\_ping **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Tags:** windows\ **Created:** [September 17, 2018, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-able-to-connect-windows-server-due-to-the-error-module-stderr-an-error-occurred-while-creating-the-pipeline-r-n-while-trying-with-win-ping/28586 "2018-09-17T07:39:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Usha\_Rani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/22d042/32.png) [@Usha\_Rani](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Usha_Rani)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-able-to-connect-windows-server-due-to-the-error-module-stderr-an-error-occurred-while-creating-the-pipeline-r-n-while-trying-with-win-ping/28586/1 "2018-09-17T07:39:06Z")
Hi, I am trying to do ping test to some windows machine using win\_ping but getting the below error when i run the ping yml. $ansible win\_prod -i /tmp/winhosts.yml -m win\_ping -k [WARNING] Ansible is in a world writable directory (/tmp), ignoring it as an ansible.cfg source. SSH password: Friday 14 September 2018 20:19:32 +0200 (0:00:00.053) 0:00:00.053 \*\*\*\*\*\* [abcd01.com](http://abcd01.com) | FAILED! =\> { “changed”: false, **“module\_stderr”: “An error occurred while creating the pipeline.\r\n”,** “module\_stdout”: “”, “msg”: “MODULE FAILURE”, “rc”: 1 } [win] [abcd01.com](http://abcd01.com) [win:vars] [ansible\_user=xxx@abc.com](mailto:ansible_user=xxx@abc.com) ansible\_connection=winrm ansible\_port=5986 ansible\_winrm\_server\_cert\_validation=‘ignore’ ansible\_winrm\_transport=ntlm I tried to connect through ‘ntlm’ since its a AD account and the same way i am able connected to other hosts successfully which are under same domain. But not able to connect only this host. Please help to solve the above issue. regards, Usha. ---
**Author:** ![jborean](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/jborean/32/1525_2.png) [@jborean](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jborean)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-able-to-connect-windows-server-due-to-the-error-module-stderr-an-error-occurred-while-creating-the-pipeline-r-n-while-trying-with-win-ping/28586/2 "2018-09-17T20:31:54Z")
Can you run with `-vvvvv` as that will show more info on the connection process that can help identify your issue. ---
**Author:** ![Usha\_Rani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/22d042/32.png) [@Usha\_Rani](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Usha_Rani)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 7:56am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-able-to-connect-windows-server-due-to-the-error-module-stderr-an-error-occurred-while-creating-the-pipeline-r-n-while-trying-with-win-ping/28586/3 "2018-09-18T07:56:04Z")
Hi Jordan, Executed with -vvvvv…please check the below output: $ ansible win\_prod -i /tmp/winhosts.yml -m win\_ping -k -vvvvv [WARNING] Ansible is in a world writable directory (/tmp), ignoring it as an ansible.cfg source. ansible 2.6.1 config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg configured module search path = [‘/home/uyerra/.ansible/plugins/modules’, ‘/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules’] ansible python module location = /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ansible executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible python version = 3.6.4 (default, Jul 10 2018, 11:29:28) [GCC 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-16)] Using /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg as config file SSH password: setting up inventory plugins Parsed /tmp/winhosts.yml inventory source with ini plugin Loading callback plugin minimal of type stdout, v2.0 from /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ansible/plugins/callback/minimal.py Loading callback plugin profile\_tasks of type aggregate, v2.0 from /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ansible/plugins/callback/profile\_tasks.py META: ran handlers Tuesday 18 September 2018 09:50:30 +0200 (0:00:00.053) 0:00:00.053 \*\*\*\*\* Using module file /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ansible/modules/windows/win\_ping.ps1 \<[abcd.xxx.com](http://abcd.xxx.com)\> ESTABLISH WINRM CONNECTION FOR USER: [user@xxx.com](mailto:user@xxx.com) on PORT 5986 TO [abcd.xxx.com](http://abcd.xxx.com) checking if winrm\_host [abcd.xxx.com](http://abcd.xxx.com) is an IPv6 address \<[abcd.xxx.com](http://abcd.xxx.com)\> WINRM CONNECT: transport=ntlm endpoint=[https://abcd.xxx.com:5986/wsman](https://abcd.xxx.com:5986/wsman) \<[abcd.xxx.com](http://abcd.xxx.com)\> WINRM OPEN SHELL: 6C0BD575-66ED-4E41-A232-740078229E47 EXEC (via pipeline wrapper) \<[abcd.xxx.com](http://abcd.xxx.com)\> WINRM EXEC ‘PowerShell’ [‘-NoProfile’, ‘-NonInteractive’, ‘-ExecutionPolicy’, ‘Unrestricted’, ‘-’] \<[abcd.xxx.com](http://abcd.xxx.com)\> WINRM RESULT ‘\’ \<[abcd.xxx.com](http://abcd.xxx.com)\> WINRM CLOSE SHELL: 6C0BD575-66ED-4E41-A232-740078229E47 [abcd.xxx.com](http://abcd.xxx.com) | FAILED! =\> { “changed”: false, “module\_stderr”: “An error occurred while creating the pipeline.\r\n”, “module\_stdout”: “”, “msg”: “MODULE FAILURE”, “rc”: 1 } Tuesday 18 September 2018 09:50:32 +0200 (0:00:01.632) 0:00:01.685 \*\*\*\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Usha\_Rani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/22d042/32.png) [@Usha\_Rani](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Usha_Rani)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-able-to-connect-windows-server-due-to-the-error-module-stderr-an-error-occurred-while-creating-the-pipeline-r-n-while-trying-with-win-ping/28586/4 "2018-09-24T12:57:51Z")
Hi Jordan, Could you please help on the below? regards, Usha ---
**Author:** ![jborean](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/jborean/32/1525_2.png) [@jborean](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jborean)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-able-to-connect-windows-server-due-to-the-error-module-stderr-an-error-occurred-while-creating-the-pipeline-r-n-while-trying-with-win-ping/28586/5 "2018-09-25T22:16:15Z")
Not sure, there’s nothing really being returned in the output that tells us what is happening. It sounds like PowerShell itself is broken or not working properly and I recommend you rebuild the host if it is just the one. The error is occurring when first starting the task and hasn’t even reached the module execution part. Thanks Jordan