# Strange bug with Synchronize module? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [June 27, 2014, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/strange-bug-with-synchronize-module/15560 "2014-06-27T01:02:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cameron\_Junge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/0ea827/32.png) [@Cameron\_Junge](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Cameron_Junge)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/strange-bug-with-synchronize-module/15560/1 "2014-06-27T01:02:30Z")
Hi, I’m testing a playbook by running it against localhost, and am getting a really bizarre error from the syncronize module. I am connecting back to localhost via ssh with a deployer user, which has the correct permissions. Playbook: ` - name: Deploy to servers hosts: cron remote\_user: “{{ remote\_user }}” roles: - role: deploy ` roles/deploy/main.yml ` ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan1)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/strange-bug-with-synchronize-module/15560/2 "2014-06-27T12:45:52Z")
What do you get when you run with “-vvvv” as it suggests? ---
**Author:** ![Cameron\_Junge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/0ea827/32.png) [@Cameron\_Junge](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Cameron_Junge)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/strange-bug-with-synchronize-module/15560/3 "2014-06-29T20:22:03Z")
Hi Michael, I actually found that whether I run against localhost or not I get the same error. verbose output is: ` TASK: [deploy | Copy source to server] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* \<127.0.0.1\> ESTABLISH CONNECTION FOR USER: www-data \<127.0.0.1\> EXEC [‘ssh’, ‘-C’, ‘-tt’, ‘-vvv’, ‘-o’, ‘ControlMaster=auto’, ‘-o’, ‘ControlPersist=60s’, ‘-o’, ‘ControlPath=/home/cameron/.ansible/cp/ansible-ssh-%h-%p-%r’, ‘-o’, ‘Port=22’, ‘-o’, ‘KbdInteractiveAuthentication=no’, ‘-o’, ‘PreferredAuthentications=gssapi-with-mic,gssapi-keyex,hostbased,publickey’, ‘-o’, ‘PasswordAuthentication=no’, ‘-o’, u’User=www-data’, ‘-o’, ‘ConnectTimeout=10’, ‘127.0.0.1’, “/bin/sh -c ‘mkdir -p $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1404073222.49-59338707865389 && chmod a+rx $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1404073222.49-59338707865389 && echo $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1404073222.49-59338707865389’”] fatal: [localhost] =\> SSH encountered an unknown error. The output was: OpenSSH\_6.2p2 Ubuntu-6ubuntu0.4, OpenSSL 1.0.1e 11 Feb 2013 debug1: Reading configuration data /home/cameron/.ssh/config debug1: /home/cameron/.ssh/config line 25: Applying options for 127.0.0.1 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: Control socket “/home/cameron/.ansible/cp/ansible-ssh-127.0.0.1-22-www-data” does not exist debug2: ssh\_connect: needpriv 0 debug1: Connecting to 127.0.0.1 [127.0.0.1] port 22. debug2: fd 3 setting O\_NONBLOCK debug1: fd 3 clearing O\_NONBLOCK debug1: Connection established. debug3: timeout: 10000 ms remain after connect debug3: Incorrect RSA1 identifier debug3: Could not load “/home/cameron/.ssh/id\_rsa” as a RSA1 public key debug1: identity file /home/cameron/.ssh/id\_rsa type 1 debug1: Checking blacklist file /usr/share/ssh/blacklist.RSA-2048 debug1: Checking blacklist file /etc/ssh/blacklist.RSA-2048 debug1: identity file /home/cameron/.ssh/id\_rsa-cert type -1 debug1: identity file /home/cameron/.ssh/id\_dsa type -1 debug1: identity file /home/cameron/.ssh/id\_dsa-cert type -1 debug1: identity file /home/cameron/.ssh/id\_ecdsa type -1 debug1: identity file /home/cameron/.ssh/id\_ecdsa-cert type -1 debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0 debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH\_6.2p2 Ubuntu-6ubuntu0.4 debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version OpenSSH\_6.2p2 Ubuntu-6ubuntu0.4 debug1: match: OpenSSH\_6.2p2 Ubuntu-6ubuntu0.4 pat OpenSSH\* debug2: fd 3 setting O\_NONBLOCK debug3: load\_hostkeys: loading entries for host “127.0.0.1” from file “/home/cameron/.ssh/known\_hosts” debug3: load\_hostkeys: found key type ECDSA in file /home/cameron/.ssh/known\_hosts:22 debug3: load\_hostkeys: loaded 1 keys debug3: order\_hostkeyalgs: prefer hostkeyalgs: [ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@openssh.com](mailto:ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@openssh.com),ecdsa-sha2-nistp384-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521 debug1: SSH2\_MSG\_KEXINIT sent debug1: SSH2\_MSG\_KEXINIT received debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: ecdh-sha2-nistp256,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp521,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1,diffie-hellman-group1-sha1 debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@openssh.com](mailto:ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@openssh.com),ecdsa-sha2-nistp384-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521,ssh-rsa-cert-v01@openssh.com,ssh-dss-cert-v01@openssh.com,ssh-rsa-cert-v00@openssh.com,ssh-dss-cert-v00@openssh.com,ssh-rsa,ssh-dss debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256,arcfour128,aes128-gcm@openssh.com](mailto:aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256,arcfour128,aes128-gcm@openssh.com),aes256-gcm@openssh.com,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,arcfour,rijndael-cbc@lysator.liu.se debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256,arcfour128,aes128-gcm@openssh.com](mailto:aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256,arcfour128,aes128-gcm@openssh.com),aes256-gcm@openssh.com,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,arcfour,rijndael-cbc@lysator.liu.se debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com](mailto:hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com),hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com,umac-64-etm@openssh.com,umac-128-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com,hmac-ripemd160-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96-etm@openssh.com,hmac-md5-96-etm@openssh.com,hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,umac-64@openssh.com,umac-128@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-ripemd160,hmac-ripemd160@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96 debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com](mailto:hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com),hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com,umac-64-etm@openssh.com,umac-128-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com,hmac-ripemd160-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96-etm@openssh.com,hmac-md5-96-etm@openssh.com,hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,umac-64@openssh.com,umac-128@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-ripemd160,hmac-ripemd160@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96 debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [zlib@openssh.com](mailto:zlib@openssh.com),zlib,none debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [zlib@openssh.com](mailto:zlib@openssh.com),zlib,none debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: first\_kex\_follows 0 debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: reserved 0 debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: ecdh-sha2-nistp256,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp521,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1,diffie-hellman-group1-sha1 debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: ssh-rsa,ssh-dss,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256,arcfour128,aes128-gcm@openssh.com](mailto:aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256,arcfour128,aes128-gcm@openssh.com),aes256-gcm@openssh.com,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,arcfour,rijndael-cbc@lysator.liu.se debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256,arcfour128,aes128-gcm@openssh.com](mailto:aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256,arcfour128,aes128-gcm@openssh.com),aes256-gcm@openssh.com,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,arcfour,rijndael-cbc@lysator.liu.se debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com](mailto:hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com),hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com,umac-64-etm@openssh.com,umac-128-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com,hmac-ripemd160-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96-etm@openssh.com,hmac-md5-96-etm@openssh.com,hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,umac-64@openssh.com,umac-128@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-ripemd160,hmac-ripemd160@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96 debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com](mailto:hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com),hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com,umac-64-etm@openssh.com,umac-128-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com,hmac-ripemd160-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96-etm@openssh.com,hmac-md5-96-etm@openssh.com,hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,umac-64@openssh.com,umac-128@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-ripemd160,hmac-ripemd160@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96 debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [none,zlib@openssh.com](mailto:none,zlib@openssh.com) debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [none,zlib@openssh.com](mailto:none,zlib@openssh.com) debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: first\_kex\_follows 0 debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: reserved 0 debug2: mac\_setup: found [hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com](mailto:hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com) debug1: kex: server-\>client aes128-ctr [hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com](mailto:hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com) [zlib@openssh.com](mailto:zlib@openssh.com) debug2: mac\_setup: found [hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com](mailto:hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com) debug1: kex: client-\>server aes128-ctr [hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com](mailto:hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com) [zlib@openssh.com](mailto:zlib@openssh.com) debug1: sending SSH2\_MSG\_KEX\_ECDH\_INIT debug1: expecting SSH2\_MSG\_KEX\_ECDH\_REPLY debug1: Server host key: ECDSA fc:1c:1d:c8:86:5f:a0:22:dd:2a:34:61:78:d9:67:a2 debug3: load\_hostkeys: loading entries for host “127.0.0.1” from file “/home/cameron/.ssh/known\_hosts” debug3: load\_hostkeys: found key type ECDSA in file /home/cameron/.ssh/known\_hosts:22 debug3: load\_hostkeys: loaded 1 keys debug1: Host ‘127.0.0.1’ is known and matches the ECDSA host key. debug1: Found key in /home/cameron/.ssh/known\_hosts:22 debug1: ssh\_ecdsa\_verify: signature correct debug2: kex\_derive\_keys debug2: set\_newkeys: mode 1 debug1: SSH2\_MSG\_NEWKEYS sent debug1: expecting SSH2\_MSG\_NEWKEYS debug2: set\_newkeys: mode 0 debug1: SSH2\_MSG\_NEWKEYS received debug1: Roaming not allowed by server debug1: SSH2\_MSG\_SERVICE\_REQUEST sent debug2: service\_accept: ssh-userauth debug1: SSH2\_MSG\_SERVICE\_ACCEPT received debug2: key: /home/cameron/.ssh/id\_rsa (0x7fb66410c8c0), debug2: key: cameron@realestate.co.nz (0x7fb664111570), debug2: key: /home/cameron/.ssh/id\_dsa ((nil)), debug2: key: /home/cameron/.ssh/id\_ecdsa ((nil)), debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password debug3: start over, passed a different list publickey,password debug3: preferred gssapi-with-mic,gssapi-keyex,hostbased,publickey debug3: authmethod\_lookup publickey debug3: remaining preferred: ,gssapi-keyex,hostbased,publickey debug3: authmethod\_is\_enabled publickey debug1: Next authentication method: publickey debug1: Offering RSA public key: /home/cameron/.ssh/id\_rsa debug3: send\_pubkey\_test debug2: we sent a publickey packet, wait for reply debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password debug1: Offering RSA public key: cameron@desktop debug3: send\_pubkey\_test debug2: we sent a publickey packet, wait for reply debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password debug1: Trying private key: /home/cameron/.ssh/id\_dsa debug3: no such identity: /home/cameron/.ssh/id\_dsa: No such file or directory debug1: Trying private key: /home/cameron/.ssh/id\_ecdsa debug3: no such identity: /home/cameron/.ssh/id\_ecdsa: No such file or directory debug2: we did not send a packet, disable method debug1: No more authentication methods to try. Permission denied (publickey,password). FATAL: all hosts have already failed – aborting ` ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan1)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/strange-bug-with-synchronize-module/15560/4 "2014-06-29T21:07:37Z")
Looks like you are trying to SSH into yourself and this isn’t being allowed, which may imply localhost is in the “cron” group above. Key line is the last one “Permission denied (publickey,password)” ---
**Author:** ![Cameron\_Junge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/0ea827/32.png) [@Cameron\_Junge](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Cameron_Junge)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/strange-bug-with-synchronize-module/15560/5 "2014-06-30T01:17:14Z")
Yeah, the user is using the default remote\_user of www-data, but the set remote\_user is deployer. As in my first post, the task BEFORE the sync is connecting via deployer, but the syncronize task falls back to the default www-data user, which doesn’t have ssh access to my locahost. This seems bizarre as it should pick up the same ssh user that is used in the task above. If I change: ` `[localhost]` `localhost ansible\_ssh\_user=deployer ansible\_connection=local` ` Then it works correctly, as it doesn’t use SSH any more… but then other tasks that rely on being run via the deployer user over SSH fail. To give you a use-case that this seems to be preventing, I am trying to deploy a Symfony2 PHP application and the config/setup is being handled by Ansible. Running it against a remote machine has the same steps for config as is needed to set up a local copy of the app, so am trying to allow devs to set up a local copy, if they wish, without having to do any manual setup. I’m kinda getting the feeling that the magic in the synchronize command is fighting against what I am trying to achieve on a local machine.