# Using ansbile and ansbile-playbook with just the password for the remote host **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [October 11, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansbile-and-ansbile-playbook-with-just-the-password-for-the-remote-host/13664 "2013-10-11T14:52:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Soumya\_Simanta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@Soumya\_Simanta](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Soumya_Simanta)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansbile-and-ansbile-playbook-with-just-the-password-for-the-remote-host/13664/1 "2013-10-11T14:52:17Z")
I’m new to Ansible. I know I can add the ssh keys to the remote host(s) and that works. But I was wondering if there is a way to do it without sharing keys and just putting a password every time the Ansible playbook is executed. I tried the following and they don’t work. $ansible myhost -m ping -i ansibile\_hosts -u myuserid --private-key=~/.ssh/mykey\_rsa --ask-pass $ansible myhost -m ping -i ansibile\_hosts -u myuserid --ask-pass Thanks. -Soumya ---
**Author:** ![James\_Cammarata1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@James\_Cammarata1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/James_Cammarata1)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansbile-and-ansbile-playbook-with-just-the-password-for-the-remote-host/13664/2 "2013-10-11T18:28:26Z")
Could you please explain how they’re not working? Using --ask-pass is the correct option to have Ansible prompt you for a password. If you’re using SSH as your connection type (or “smart”, on a system that is not RHEL/CentOS 6), you can also add -vvvv to get SSH debugging info printed out. ---
**Author:** ![Soumya\_Simanta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@Soumya\_Simanta](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Soumya_Simanta)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansbile-and-ansbile-playbook-with-just-the-password-for-the-remote-host/13664/3 "2013-10-11T19:08:55Z")
If I do a normal ssh to the machine it works. $ssh myhost user@myhost’s password: Last login: Thu Oct 10 13:15:40 2013 from xxxxxxxx However when I do any of the following: $ansible myhost -m ping -i ansibile\_hosts -u myuserid --private-key=~/.ssh/mykey\_rsa --ask-pass -vvvv $ansible myhost -m ping -i ansibile\_hosts -u myuserid --ask-pass -vvvv this what I get, I’m using the same password as I used for my ssh login above. SSH password: \ ESTABLISH CONNECTION FOR USER: myuserid x.x.x.x | FAILED =\> to use the ‘ssh’ connection type with passwords, you must install the sshpass program Do I really need sshpass for this work ? I’m on a OS-X (12.5.0 Darwin Kernel Version 12.5.0: Mon Jul 29 16:33:49 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2050.48.11~1/RELEASE\_X86\_64 x86\_64) and looks like it’s not easy to install sshpass using port or brew. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![James\_Cammarata1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@James\_Cammarata1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/James_Cammarata1)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansbile-and-ansbile-playbook-with-just-the-password-for-the-remote-host/13664/4 "2013-10-11T19:12:58Z")
Yes, unfortunately that is a requirement when using the --ask-pass option. ---
**Author:** ![Soumya\_Simanta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@Soumya\_Simanta](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Soumya_Simanta)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansbile-and-ansbile-playbook-with-just-the-password-for-the-remote-host/13664/5 "2013-10-11T19:34:37Z")
Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Gopal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Mona\_Gopal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mona_Gopal)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2016, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansbile-and-ansbile-playbook-with-just-the-password-for-the-remote-host/13664/6 "2016-10-03T10:28:22Z")
Hi, I am facing a similar issue. I have non-root access to a server to which i am able to connect manually. But ansible throws “to use the ‘ssh’ connection type with passwords, you must install the sshpass program” error when i execute the playbook. My hosts file contains the ip address and credentials to login to that server in the below format ip ansible\_ssh\_user=“non-root-user” ansible\_ssh\_pass=“password” Is it necessary to install sshpass on the remote node as well?? I do not have root access, so how do i go about it? Please suggest ASAP Thanks in advance, Mona G ---
**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:** [October 3, 2016, 10:39am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansbile-and-ansbile-playbook-with-just-the-password-for-the-remote-host/13664/7 "2016-10-03T10:39:54Z")
Not on the remote node, but you need sshpass on your Ansible control machine. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Gopal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Mona\_Gopal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mona_Gopal)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansbile-and-ansbile-playbook-with-just-the-password-for-the-remote-host/13664/8 "2016-10-07T10:21:11Z")
Hi Kai, I have installed openssh-server and openssh-clients on the control machine and the error still persists. Any other way forward?? ---
**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:** [October 7, 2016, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansbile-and-ansbile-playbook-with-just-the-password-for-the-remote-host/13664/9 "2016-10-07T12:03:34Z")
Did you install the package "sshpass" on the control machine? (Non-interactive ssh password authentication). Ansible doesn't require openssh-server on the control machine, but when you are using ssh with password the program "sshpass" is needed on the control machine since ssh doesn’t provide this functionality itself. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Gopal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Mona\_Gopal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mona_Gopal)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansbile-and-ansbile-playbook-with-just-the-password-for-the-remote-host/13664/10 "2016-10-19T11:00:06Z")
Hi Kai, I have installed openssh-server and openssh-clients on the control machine using yum. And still getting the error: | FAILED =\> to use the ‘ssh’ connection type with passwords, you must install the sshpass program Regards, Mona G