# \#ios
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## [Troubleshoot ansible\_terminal\_stderr\_re (network/cisco.ios)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/troubleshoot-ansible-terminal-stderr-re-network-cisco-ios/44756)
**Author:** [@th-kbr-703](https://forum.ansible.com/u/th-kbr-703)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2025, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/troubleshoot-ansible-terminal-stderr-re-network-cisco-ios/44756 "2025-10-28T20:57:01Z")
Troubleshooting ansible\_terminal\_stderr\_re for cisco.ios I’m running a command on a cisco.ios network device which returns output matching to the default terminal\_stderr\_re patterns causing a failure for ios\_command Ac…
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## [Manual SSH connection works, via Ansible fails (used to work)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/manual-ssh-connection-works-via-ansible-fails-used-to-work/44476)
**Author:** [@toasttheft](https://forum.ansible.com/u/toasttheft)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2025, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/manual-ssh-connection-works-via-ansible-fails-used-to-work/44476 "2025-09-18T07:27:49Z")
I’ve been using ansible to configure a catalyst 1000 switch for the last few months. Tday I’ve attempted to --check --diff the switch config, only for ansible to return an error about the kex algorithms. This was an issu…
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## [Cisco switch command & it dynamic prompts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cisco-switch-command-it-dynamic-prompts/42731)
**Author:** [@harshit.sheth](https://forum.ansible.com/u/harshit.sheth)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cisco-switch-command-it-dynamic-prompts/42731 "2025-05-23T19:04:40Z")
Dynamic ios command prompts for cisco switches + output message. Hello Team, I am running ios\_command as ansible tasks, which basically copying the files from remote machine onto local cisco switch and have observed t…
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## [Automate IOS device local password change](https://forum.ansible.com/t/automate-ios-device-local-password-change/8666)
**Author:** [@Jonathan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jonathan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/automate-ios-device-local-password-change/8666 "2024-09-20T22:19:11Z")
Hey all, I just wanted to share a playbook that I found entirely too useful recently. The playbook generates a new unique 16 char ascii password (it does this for each device in the host file), and then the playbook use…
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## [Cisco CDP neighbor configure descriptions](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cisco-cdp-neighbor-configure-descriptions/5783)
**Author:** [@shicks](https://forum.ansible.com/u/shicks)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cisco-cdp-neighbor-configure-descriptions/5783 "2024-05-16T00:15:06Z")
I am trying to use the cdp neighbor information gathered in cisco.ios.ios\_facts to configure the descriptions on the interfaces that are relevant to the neighbors. in the following code, I can iterate through the interf…
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## [Cisco old ios set interface description (no | section filter)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cisco-old-ios-set-interface-description-no-section-filter/3687)
**Author:** [@Lurker](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Lurker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2024, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cisco-old-ios-set-interface-description-no-section-filter/3687 "2024-02-06T12:53:30Z")
ansible --version ansible \[core 2.15.3\] failed: \[SwitchName\] (item={'name': 'Gi3/0/1', 'description': 'sample description'}) =\> {"ansible\_loop\_var": "item", "changed": false, "item": {"description": "sample descriptio…
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## [Privelege escalation using cisco ioscommand module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/privelege-escalation-using-cisco-ioscommand-module/2703)
**Author:** [@johntxjw](https://forum.ansible.com/u/johntxjw)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/privelege-escalation-using-cisco-ioscommand-module/2703 "2023-12-10T22:25:50Z")
Hello, I’ve been having issues with cisco modules. I keep getting a privelege escalation error when I run my playbooks against some of my inventory in my home lab which I found odd since it started once I updated my ans…