# problem connecting to a server

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-connecting-to-a-server/37041>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [August 27, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-connecting-to-a-server/37041 "2022-08-27T14:40:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![zmau\_razvan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19adc/32.png) [@zmau\_razvan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/zmau_razvan)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-connecting-to-a-server/37041/1 "2022-08-27T14:40:39Z")

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hello, I’m new here, I have a question if someone can help me,

i have this error

 ![WhatsApp Image 2022-08-27 at 15.45.14.jpeg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/2X/5/548be02ad4aec98781344c6768982f69788c9f3e.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Nico\_Kadel-Garcia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/nico_kadel-garcia/32/9998_2.png) [@Nico\_Kadel-Garcia](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nico_Kadel-Garcia)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-connecting-to-a-server/37041/2 "2022-08-27T16:21:44Z")

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Good afternoon:

May I suggest that, rather than images, you send text copies of such content, rather than images. It would be much easier to read. May I suggest you include the configuration file on which the ansible choked.

Nico Kadel-Garcia

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**Author:** ![zmau\_razvan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19adc/32.png) [@zmau\_razvan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/zmau_razvan)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-connecting-to-a-server/37041/3 "2022-08-27T16:50:52Z")

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ok: [zterazvan] =\> (item=configure terminal)  
failed: [zterazvan] (item=interface gpon-onu\_1/8/3:0) =\> {“ansible\_loop\_var”: “item”, “changed”: false, “item”: “interface gpon-onu\_1/8/3:0”, “msg”: “interface gpon-onu\_1/8/3:0\r\n ^\r\n%Error 20202: Invalid input detected at ‘^’ marker.Invalid parameter\r\nZXAN(config)#”}  
failed: [zterazvan] (item=description Carp\_Alex) =\> {“ansible\_loop\_var”: “item”, “changed”: false, “item”: “description Carp\_Alex”, “msg”: “description Carp\_Alex\r\n ^\r\n%Error 20200: Invalid input detected at ‘^’ marker.Invalid command\r\nZXAN(config)#”}  
ok: [zterazvan] =\> (item=exit)  
failed: [zterazvan] (item=pon-onu-mng gpon-onu\_1/8/3:0) =\> {“ansible\_loop\_var”: “item”, “changed”: false, “item”: “pon-onu-mng gpon-onu\_1/8/3:0”, “msg”: “pon-onu-mng gpon-onu\_1/8/3:0\r\n ^\r\n%Error 20200: Invalid input detected at ‘^’ marker.Invalid command\r\nZXAN#”}  
failed: [zterazvan] (item=name Carp\_Alex) =\> {“ansible\_loop\_var”: “item”, “changed”: false, “item”: “name Carp\_Alex”, “msg”: “name Carp\_Alex\r\n ^\r\n%Error 20200: Invalid input detected at ‘^’ marker.Invalid command\r\nZXAN#”}

[https://files.fm/u/trn459527](https://files.fm/u/trn459527)

here you have all the soul, it was made by an engineer who is no longer with us, unfortunately, I don’t really know where the problem could be, but we are recording some data on a olt to be more explicit