The section filter does not exist on IOS 12.2(53r)

[darren-jones-nz]

SUMMARY

On IOS 12.2(53r) and probably others | section <keyword> doesn't exist leading to the below failure

fatal: [XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "module_stderr": "Traceback (most recent call last):\n File \"/tmp/ansible_QIulr4/ansible_module_ios_user.py\", line 409, in <module>\n main()\n File \"/tmp/ansible_QIulr4/ansible_module_ios_user.py\", line 382, in main\n have = map_config_to_obj(module)\n File \"/tmp/ansible_QIulr4/ansible_module_ios_user.py\", line 242, in map_config_to_obj\n data = get_config(module, flags=['| section username'])\n File \"/tmp/ansible_QIulr4/ansible_modlib.zip/ansible/module_utils/network/ios/ios.py\", line 117, in get_config\n File \"/tmp/ansible_QIulr4/ansible_modlib.zip/ansible/module_utils/connection.py\", line 149, in __rpc__\nansible.module_utils.connection.ConnectionError: show running-config | section username\r\n ^\r\n% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.\r\n\r\nXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX#\n", "module_stdout": "", "msg": "MODULE FAILURE", "rc": 1}

A simple change to | include username fixes this.

ISSUE TYPE

• Bugfix Pull Request

COMPONENT NAME

ios_user

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This is a simple compatibility change to allow the ios_user module to work on IOS 12.2(53r)

The below is an example from 12.2(53r)

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX#show running-config | section username
                                         ^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX#show running-config | include username
username xxxxxxxxx secret 5 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
username xxxxxxxxx secret 5 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

The below is an example from a device supporting | section <keyword>

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX#show running-config | section username
username xxxxxxxxx secret 4 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
username xxxxxxxxx privilege 15 secret 4 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
username xxxxxxxxx secret 5 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn


XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX#show running-config | include username
username xxxxxxxxx secret 4 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
username xxxxxxxxx privilege 15 secret 4 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
username xxxxxxxxx secret 5 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

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[Qalthos]

This has been fixed in devel, but apparently missed getting backported to 2.7. Backport is in #51871