The ios_config module does not delete the username from the router

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From @ubajze on 2016-05-03T18:19:03Z

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

COMPONENT NAME

networking/ios_config

ANSIBLE VERSION

$ ansible --version
ansible 2.0.1.0

CONFIGURATION

No configuration.

OS / ENVIRONMENT

Working on Ubuntu, release trusty. The issue is not platform dependent.

SUMMARY

When using command "no username" with ios_config module, the task timeouts.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

I am using the following task configuration in the playbook.

    - name: Delete users
      ios_config:
        host: "{{ ansible_ssh_host }}"
        username: "{{ username }}"
        password: "{{ password }}"
        lines:
          - no username admin

The result of the task is:

TASK [Delete users] ************************************************************
fatal: [hub]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "commands": ["configure terminal", "no username admin"], "failed": true, "msg": "timeout trying to send command"}

The reason for this is that Cisco ask for confirmation when deleting the username from the configuration.

R2(config)#no username admin
This operation will remove all username related configurations with same name.Do you want to continue? [confirm]
R2(config)#

EXPECTED RESULTS

It is expected that command should be deleted from the configuration.

ACTUAL RESULTS

fatal: [wan1]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "commands": ["configure terminal", "no username admin"], "failed": true, "invocation": {"module_args": {"after": null, "auth_pass": null, "authorize": false, "before": null, "config": null, "force": false, "host": "192.168.35.152", "lines": ["no username admin"], "match": "line", "parents": null, "password": "VALUE_SPECIFIED_IN_NO_LOG_PARAMETER", "port": 22, "provider": null, "replace": "line", "username": "VALUE_SPECIFIED_IN_NO_LOG_PARAMETER"}, "module_name": "ios_config"}, "msg": "timeout trying to send command"}

Copied from original issue: ansible/ansible-modules-core#3591

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From @nitzmahone on 2016-05-03T18:19:03Z

cc @Qalthos @privateip

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From @dabruzzo on 2016-05-03T18:19:03Z

Same problem for ios_command module.

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From @gundalow on 2016-05-03T18:19:03Z

@privateip and I reviewed this today. If we get time for 2.2 we would like to do this, however it is a low priority.

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From @gundalow on 2016-05-03T18:19:03Z

We will fix this in 2.3, this will not be backported to 2.2.

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[trishnaguha]

Hi, can you please retest this on 2.4.0 RC3, we believe it should be fixed.

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-devel/PjBtOkwbt5I

Thanks
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[gundalow]

This bug was originally raised on 2.0 therefore not a blocker for 2.4.0

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[maddog-nn]

Hi guys. I have the same problem:
# ansible --version
ansible 2.4.3.0

error:
fatal: [hq-edge-01]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "command": "no username test", "msg": "timeout trying to send command: no username test", "rc": 1}

what I try to do:
- name: Remove test user from device
ios_config:
lines:
- no username test
provider: "{{ cli }}"
when: "'test' in ios_output.stdout[0]"

[trishnaguha]

This is because of the ios prompt when deleting user: This operation will remove all username related configurations with same name -> Y/N. This is handled in ios_user module. Please use ios_user module instead for 2.4 or 2.5. We do not have support to handle prompt in config mode currently.

[maddog-nn]

Thank you a lot!

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