# \[WARNING\]:  \* Failed to parse /etc/ansible/hosts with ini plugin: /etc/ansible/hosts:5: Expected key=value, got: ansible\_winrm\_transport: basic

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/warning-failed-to-parse-etc-ansible-hosts-with-ini-plugin-etc-ansible-hosts-expected-key-value-got-ansible-winrm-transport-basic/28535>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [September 10, 2018, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/warning-failed-to-parse-etc-ansible-hosts-with-ini-plugin-etc-ansible-hosts-expected-key-value-got-ansible-winrm-transport-basic/28535 "2018-09-10T09:23:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![VS1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bbe5ce/32.png) [@VS1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/VS1)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/warning-failed-to-parse-etc-ansible-hosts-with-ini-plugin-etc-ansible-hosts-expected-key-value-got-ansible-winrm-transport-basic/28535/1 "2018-09-10T09:23:52Z")

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[all:vars]  
ansible\_connection=winrm  
ansible\_user=doomaine\jenkins  
ansible\_pass=asdasdasda  
ansible\_winrm\_transport: basic

error :

- Failed to parse /etc/ansible/hosts with ini plugin: /etc/ansible/hosts:5: Expected key=value, got:  
ansible\_winrm\_transport: basic

what i am doing wrong ?

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**Author:** ![Uwe\_Sauter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/41988e/32.png) [@Uwe\_Sauter](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Uwe_Sauter)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 9:27am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/warning-failed-to-parse-etc-ansible-hosts-with-ini-plugin-etc-ansible-hosts-expected-key-value-got-ansible-winrm-transport-basic/28535/2 "2018-09-10T09:27:16Z")

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ansible\_winrm\_transport: basic

should be

ansible\_winrm\_transport=basic