[mythtv-users] ansible help

James Linder jam at tigger.ws
Wed Dec 3 13:36:55 UTC 2025


I have done this (same hw, same sw (kubuntu 23.10) new checkout of anisible) but I have never seen this. Any anisible guru’s please (sic)


jam at apollo:~/ansible$ ./mythtv.yml --limit=localhost
BECOME password:

PLAY [MythTV] ***************************************************************************************************************

TASK [include_role : common] ************************************************************************************************
included: common for localhost

TASK [common : Gather facts] ************************************************************************************************
[ERROR]: Task failed: Timed out waiting for become success or become password prompt.
>>> Standard Error
[sudo: [sudo via ansible, key=xauxkafdedoeooadaanpfgvackofmwqj] password:] Password:
Origin: /home/jam/ansible/roles/common/tasks/main.yml:22:3

20     - meta: end_play
21
22 - name: Gather facts
     ^ column 3

fatal: [localhost]: UNREACHABLE! => {"changed": false, "msg": "Task failed: Timed out waiting for become success or become password prompt.\n>>> Standard Error\n[sudo: [sudo via ansible, key=xauxkafdedoeooadaanpfgvackofmwqj] password:] Password:", "unreachable": true}

PLAY RECAP ******************************************************************************************************************
localhost                  : ok=1    changed=0    unreachable=1    failed=0    skipped=1    rescued=0    ignored=0


[
jam at apollo:~/ansible$ sudo ls /
bin   dev  home	 lib64	     media  opt	  root	sbin  swapfile	tmp  var
boot  etc  lib	 lost+found  mnt    proc  run	srv   sys	usr
]

James


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