# SSH not working to client machine (ssh from command line works) - Ansible 2.1.0 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Tags:** ubuntu\ **Created:** [August 24, 2016, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-not-working-to-client-machine-ssh-from-command-line-works-ansible-2-1-0/22373 "2016-08-24T20:03:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Anfield](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Anfield)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-not-working-to-client-machine-ssh-from-command-line-works-ansible-2-1-0/22373/1 "2016-08-24T20:03:34Z")
When I run ansible all -m ping -vvvv from the controller to the client (ubuntu) I get the following - Loaded callback minimal of type stdout, v2.0 \<10.10.128.0\> ESTABLISH WINRM CONNECTION FOR USER: Administrator on PORT 5986 TO 10.10.128.0 \<10.10.128.2\> ESTABLISH SSH CONNECTION FOR USER: None \<10.10.128.2\> SSH: EXEC ssh -C -vvv -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o KbdInteractiveAuthentication=no -o PreferredAuthentications=gssapi-with-mic,gssapi-keyex,hostbased,publickey -o PasswordAuthentication=no -o ConnectTimeout=10 -o ControlPath=/root/.ansible/cp/ansible-ssh-%h-%p-%r 10.10.128.2 ‘/bin/sh -c ‘"’"’( umask 77 && mkdir -p “`echo $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1472067867.19-242906541295629`” && echo ansible-tmp-1472067867.19-242906541295629=“`echo $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1472067867.19-242906541295629`” ) && sleep 0’“'”‘’ 10.10.128.2 | UNREACHABLE! =\> { “changed”: false, “msg”: “Failed to connect to the host via ssh.”, “unreachable”: true Verified that ssh works fine if i run it from command line on the controller. Any ideas? I verified that the same user exists on both machines (admin). admin was used to setup ssh. Ansible itself was installed by root on the controller. Any ideas? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Anfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Anfield](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Anfield)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-not-working-to-client-machine-ssh-from-command-line-works-ansible-2-1-0/22373/2 "2016-08-25T14:27:36Z")
Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-not-working-to-client-machine-ssh-from-command-line-works-ansible-2-1-0/22373/3 "2016-08-25T16:30:37Z")
> When I run ansible all -m ping -vvvv from the controller to the client > (ubuntu) I get the following - > > Loaded callback minimal of type stdout, v2.0 > \<10.10.128.0\> ESTABLISH WINRM CONNECTION FOR USER: Administrator on PORT > 5986 TO 10.10.128.0 > \<10.10.128.2\> ESTABLISH SSH CONNECTION FOR USER: None Since user is None, no user is specified, ten Ansible will use the user running ansible-playbook. > \<10.10.128.2\> SSH: EXEC ssh -C -vvv -o ControlMaster=auto -o > ControlPersist=60s -o KbdInteractiveAuthentication=no -o > PreferredAuthentications=gssapi-with-mic,gssapi-keyex,hostbased,publickey > -o PasswordAuthentication=no -o ConnectTimeout=10 -o > ControlPath=/root/.ansible/cp/ansible-ssh-%h-%p-%r 10.10.128.2 '/bin/sh -c > '"'"'( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo > $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1472067867.19-242906541295629 `" && echo > ansible-tmp-1472067867.19-242906541295629="` echo > $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1472067867.19-242906541295629 `" ) && sleep > 0'"'"'' > 10.10.128.2 | UNREACHABLE! =\> { >     "changed": false, >     "msg": "Failed to connect to the host via ssh.", >     "unreachable": true > > Verified that ssh works fine if i run it from command line on the > controller. > > Any ideas? I verified that the same user exists on both machines (admin). > admin was used to setup ssh. So you are logged inn as admin and running ansible-playbook and this user can login to the node 10.10.128.2? ---
**Author:** ![Anfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Anfield](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Anfield)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-not-working-to-client-machine-ssh-from-command-line-works-ansible-2-1-0/22373/4 "2016-08-25T18:37:20Z")
No - all I am doing here is a ping to validate that the controller and target can communicate. This should work before I setup playbooks. Since I read somewhere that it makes sense to setup an ansible user on each machine for use with ansible I had the admin user on each server previously setup or it was setup with the OS install (I cant recall) All I did was create the ssh keys on each box as the admin user and then copy them to the other VM. Any ideas how to resolve? ---
**Author:** ![Anfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Anfield](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Anfield)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-not-working-to-client-machine-ssh-from-command-line-works-ansible-2-1-0/22373/5 "2016-08-25T18:57:20Z")
yes I am logged into the controller as admin and also yes I as admin I can run ssh 10.10.128.2 (Client IP) and connect just using command line… ---
**Author:** ![Anfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Anfield](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Anfield)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-not-working-to-client-machine-ssh-from-command-line-works-ansible-2-1-0/22373/6 "2016-08-26T18:07:49Z")
Used a brand new ubuntu 16 desktop vm and the ping works…issue resolved