# sudo via ansible not working

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/sudo-via-ansible-not-working/30185>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [April 25, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/sudo-via-ansible-not-working/30185 "2019-04-25T14:27:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Shan\_Mugarajan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19b73/32.png) [@Shan\_Mugarajan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Shan_Mugarajan)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/sudo-via-ansible-not-working/30185/1 "2019-04-25T14:27:49Z")

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**ansible-playbook playbooks/install/fim/VERIFICATION.yml --ask-become-pass -vvv**

**Playbook:**

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**Author:** ![Rui\_Moreira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Rui\_Moreira](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rui_Moreira)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/sudo-via-ansible-not-working/30185/2 "2019-04-25T14:29:17Z")

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sudo requires password for was user … and the account seems to be locked too

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**Author:** ![Shankar\_Pentyala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@Shankar\_Pentyala](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Shankar_Pentyala)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/sudo-via-ansible-not-working/30185/3 "2019-04-25T14:29:39Z")

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It says wrong password .You can use become: yes instead of sudo

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**Author:** ![Rui\_Moreira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Rui\_Moreira](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rui_Moreira)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/sudo-via-ansible-not-working/30185/4 "2019-04-25T14:31:20Z")

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become: yes will have the same problem.  
the account is locked .

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**Author:** ![Shan\_Mugarajan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19b73/32.png) [@Shan\_Mugarajan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Shan_Mugarajan)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/sudo-via-ansible-not-working/30185/5 "2019-04-25T14:50:10Z")

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Account is maintained in Active directory and it is not locked, just verified via ssh login and same password .