i am a basic learner to ansible and trying to establish the connection to windows machine and observing below error

"msg": "ssl: auth method ssl requires a username",

and i have gone through multiple sections in github but they are not working

can you please help me in fixing the below

i have executed the below powershell script but it didn't give any error

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Requires -Version 3.0

Configure a Windows host for remote management with Ansible

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This script checks the current WinRM (PS Remoting) configuration and makes

the necessary changes to allow Ansible to connect, authenticate and

execute PowerShell commands.

All events are logged to the Windows EventLog, useful for unattended runs.

Use option -Verbose in order to see the verbose output messages.

Use option -CertValidityDays to specify how long this certificate is valid

starting from today. So you would specify -CertValidityDays 3650 to get

a 10-year valid certificate.

Use option -ForceNewSSLCert if the system has been SysPreped and a new

SSL Certificate must be forced on the WinRM Listener when re-running this

script. This is necessary when a new SID and CN name is created.

Use option -EnableCredSSP to enable CredSSP as an authentication option.

Use option -DisableBasicAuth to disable basic authentication.

Use option -SkipNetworkProfileCheck to skip the network profile check.

Without specifying this the script will only run if the device's interfaces

are in DOMAIN or PRIVATE zones. Provide this switch if you want to enable

WinRM on a device with an interface in PUBLIC zone.

Use option -SubjectName to specify the CN name of the certificate. This

defaults to the system's hostname and generally should not be specified.

Written by Trond Hindenes trond@hindenes.com

Updated by Chris Church cchurch@ansible.com

Updated by Michael Crilly mike@autologic.cm

Updated by Anton Ouzounov Anton.Ouzounov@careerbuilder.com

Updated by Nicolas Simond contact@nicolas-simond.com

Updated by Dag Wieërs dag@wieers.com

Updated by Jordan Borean jborean93@gmail.com

Updated by Erwan Quélin erwan.quelin@gmail.com

Updated by David Norman david@dkn.email

Version 1.0 - 2014-07-06

Version 1.1 - 2014-11-11

Version 1.2 - 2015-05-15

Version 1.3 - 2016-04-04

Version 1.4 - 2017-01-05

Version 1.5 - 2017-02-09

Version 1.6 - 2017-04-18

Version 1.7 - 2017-11-23

Version 1.8 - 2018-02-23

Version 1.9 - 2018-09-21

Support -Verbose option

[CmdletBinding()]

Param ( [string]$SubjectName = $env:COMPUTERNAME, [int]$CertValidityDays = 1095, [switch]$SkipNetworkProfileCheck, $CreateSelfSignedCert = $true, [switch]$ForceNewSSLCert, [switch]$GlobalHttpFirewallAccess, [switch]$DisableBasicAuth = $false, [switch]$EnableCredSSP )

Function Write-Log { $Message = $args[0] Write-EventLog -LogName Application -Source $EventSource -EntryType Information -EventId 1 -Message $Message }

Function Write-VerboseLog { $Message = $args[0] Write-Verbose $Message Write-Log $Message }

Function Write-HostLog { $Message = $args[0] Write-Output $Message Write-Log $Message }

Function New-LegacySelfSignedCert { Param ( [string]$SubjectName, [int]$ValidDays = 1095 )

$hostnonFQDN = $env:computerName 
$hostFQDN = [System.Net.Dns]::GetHostByName(($env:computerName)).Hostname
$SignatureAlgorithm = "SHA256"

$name = New-Object -COM "X509Enrollment.CX500DistinguishedName.1"
$name.Encode("CN=$SubjectName", 0)

$key = New-Object -COM "X509Enrollment.CX509PrivateKey.1"
$key.ProviderName = "Microsoft Enhanced RSA and AES Cryptographic Provider"
$key.KeySpec = 1
$key.Length = 4096
$key.SecurityDescriptor = "D:PAI(A;;0xd01f01ff;;;SY)(A;;0xd01f01ff;;;BA)(A;;0x80120089;;;NS)"
$key.MachineContext = 1
$key.Create()

$serverauthoid = New-Object -COM "X509Enrollment.CObjectId.1"
$serverauthoid.InitializeFromValue("1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.1")
$ekuoids = New-Object -COM "X509Enrollment.CObjectIds.1"
$ekuoids.Add($serverauthoid)
$ekuext = New-Object -COM "X509Enrollment.CX509ExtensionEnhancedKeyUsage.1"
$ekuext.InitializeEncode($ekuoids)

$cert = New-Object -COM "X509Enrollment.CX509CertificateRequestCertificate.1"
$cert.InitializeFromPrivateKey(2, $key, "")
$cert.Subject = $name
$cert.Issuer = $cert.Subject
$cert.NotBefore = (Get-Date).AddDays(-1)
$cert.NotAfter = $cert.NotBefore.AddDays($ValidDays)

$SigOID = New-Object -ComObject X509Enrollment.CObjectId
$SigOID.InitializeFromValue(([Security.Cryptography.Oid]$SignatureAlgorithm).Value)

[string[]] $AlternativeName  += $hostnonFQDN
$AlternativeName += $hostFQDN
$IAlternativeNames = New-Object -ComObject X509Enrollment.CAlternativeNames

foreach ($AN in $AlternativeName)
{
    $AltName = New-Object -ComObject X509Enrollment.CAlternativeName
    $AltName.InitializeFromString(0x3,$AN)
    $IAlternativeNames.Add($AltName)
}

$SubjectAlternativeName = New-Object -ComObject X509Enrollment.CX509ExtensionAlternativeNames
$SubjectAlternativeName.InitializeEncode($IAlternativeNames)

[String[]]$KeyUsage = ("DigitalSignature", "KeyEncipherment")
$KeyUsageObj = New-Object -ComObject X509Enrollment.CX509ExtensionKeyUsage
$KeyUsageObj.InitializeEncode([int][Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509KeyUsageFlags]($KeyUsage))
$KeyUsageObj.Critical = $true

$cert.X509Extensions.Add($KeyUsageObj)
$cert.X509Extensions.Add($ekuext)
$cert.SignatureInformation.HashAlgorithm = $SigOID
$CERT.X509Extensions.Add($SubjectAlternativeName)
$cert.Encode()

$enrollment = New-Object -COM "X509Enrollment.CX509Enrollment.1"
$enrollment.InitializeFromRequest($cert)
$certdata = $enrollment.CreateRequest(0)
$enrollment.InstallResponse(2, $certdata, 0, "")

# extract/return the thumbprint from the generated cert
$parsed_cert = New-Object System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2
$parsed_cert.Import([System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes($certdata))

return $parsed_cert.Thumbprint

}

Function Enable-GlobalHttpFirewallAccess { Write-Verbose "Forcing global HTTP firewall access"

this is a fairly naive implementation; could be more sophisticated about rule matching/collapsing

$fw = New-Object -ComObject HNetCfg.FWPolicy2

# try to find/enable the default rule first
$add_rule = $false
$matching_rules = $fw.Rules | ? { $_.Name -eq "Windows Remote Management (HTTP-In)" }
$rule = $null
If ($matching_rules) {
    If ($matching_rules -isnot [Array]) {
        Write-Verbose "Editing existing single HTTP firewall rule"
        $rule = $matching_rules
    }
    Else {
        # try to find one with the All or Public profile first
        Write-Verbose "Found multiple existing HTTP firewall rules..."
        $rule = $matching_rules | % { $_.Profiles -band 4 }[0]

        If (-not $rule -or $rule -is [Array]) {
            Write-Verbose "Editing an arbitrary single HTTP firewall rule (multiple existed)"
            # oh well, just pick the first one
            $rule = $matching_rules[0]
        }
    }
}

If (-not $rule) {
    Write-Verbose "Creating a new HTTP firewall rule"
    $rule = New-Object -ComObject HNetCfg.FWRule
    $rule.Name = "Windows Remote Management (HTTP-In)"
    $rule.Description = "Inbound rule for Windows Remote Management via WS-Management. [TCP 5985]"
    $add_rule = $true
}

$rule.Profiles = 0x7FFFFFFF
$rule.Protocol = 6
$rule.LocalPorts = 5985
$rule.RemotePorts = "*"
$rule.LocalAddresses = "*"
$rule.RemoteAddresses = "*"
$rule.Enabled = $true
$rule.Direction = 1
$rule.Action = 1
$rule.Grouping = "Windows Remote Management"

If ($add_rule) {
    $fw.Rules.Add($rule)
}

Write-Verbose "HTTP firewall rule $($rule.Name) updated"

}

Setup error handling.

Trap { $_ Exit 1 } $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"

Get the ID and security principal of the current user account

$myWindowsID=[System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent() $myWindowsPrincipal=new-object System.Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal($myWindowsID)

Get the security principal for the Administrator role

$adminRole=[System.Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator

Check to see if we are currently running "as Administrator"

if (-Not $myWindowsPrincipal.IsInRole($adminRole)) { Write-Output "ERROR: You need elevated Administrator privileges in order to run this script." Write-Output " Start Windows PowerShell by using the Run as Administrator option." Exit 2 }

$EventSource = $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name If (-Not $EventSource) { $EventSource = "Powershell CLI" }

If ([System.Diagnostics.EventLog]::Exists('Application') -eq $False -or [System.Diagnostics.EventLog]::SourceExists($EventSource) -eq $False) { New-EventLog -LogName Application -Source $EventSource }

Detect PowerShell version.

If ($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major -lt 3) { Write-Log "PowerShell version 3 or higher is required." Throw "PowerShell version 3 or higher is required." }

Find and start the WinRM service.

Write-Verbose "Verifying WinRM service." If (!(Get-Service "WinRM")) { Write-Log "Unable to find the WinRM service." Throw "Unable to find the WinRM service." } ElseIf ((Get-Service "WinRM").Status -ne "Running") { Write-Verbose "Setting WinRM service to start automatically on boot." Set-Service -Name "WinRM" -StartupType Automatic Write-Log "Set WinRM service to start automatically on boot." Write-Verbose "Starting WinRM service." Start-Service -Name "WinRM" -ErrorAction Stop Write-Log "Started WinRM service."

}

WinRM should be running; check that we have a PS session config.

If (!(Get-PSSessionConfiguration -Verbose:$false) -or (!(Get-ChildItem WSMan:\localhost\Listener))) { If ($SkipNetworkProfileCheck) { Write-Verbose "Enabling PS Remoting without checking Network profile." Enable-PSRemoting -SkipNetworkProfileCheck -Force -ErrorAction Stop Write-Log "Enabled PS Remoting without checking Network profile." } Else { Write-Verbose "Enabling PS Remoting." Enable-PSRemoting -Force -ErrorAction Stop Write-Log "Enabled PS Remoting." } } Else { Write-Verbose "PS Remoting is already enabled." }

Ensure LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy is set to 1

https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/42978

$token_path = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" $token_prop_name = "LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy" $token_key = Get-Item -Path $token_path $token_value = $token_key.GetValue($token_prop_name, $null) if ($token_value -ne 1) { Write-Verbose "Setting LocalAccountTOkenFilterPolicy to 1" if ($null -ne $token_value) { Remove-ItemProperty -Path $token_path -Name $token_prop_name } New-ItemProperty -Path $token_path -Name $token_prop_name -Value 1 -PropertyType DWORD > $null }

Make sure there is a SSL listener.

$listeners = Get-ChildItem WSMan:\localhost\Listener If (!($listeners | Where {$_.Keys -like "TRANSPORT=HTTPS"})) {

We cannot use New-SelfSignedCertificate on 2012R2 and earlier

$thumbprint = New-LegacySelfSignedCert -SubjectName $SubjectName -ValidDays $CertValidityDays
Write-HostLog "Self-signed SSL certificate generated; thumbprint: $thumbprint"

# Create the hashtables of settings to be used.
$valueset = @{
    Hostname = $SubjectName
    CertificateThumbprint = $thumbprint
}

$selectorset = @{
    Transport = "HTTPS"
    Address = "*"
}

Write-Verbose "Enabling SSL listener."
New-WSManInstance -ResourceURI 'winrm/config/Listener' -SelectorSet $selectorset -ValueSet $valueset
Write-Log "Enabled SSL listener."

} Else { Write-Verbose "SSL listener is already active."

# Force a new SSL cert on Listener if the $ForceNewSSLCert
If ($ForceNewSSLCert)
{

    # We cannot use New-SelfSignedCertificate on 2012R2 and earlier
    $thumbprint = New-LegacySelfSignedCert -SubjectName $SubjectName -ValidDays $CertValidityDays
    Write-HostLog "Self-signed SSL certificate generated; thumbprint: $thumbprint"

    $valueset = @{
        CertificateThumbprint = $thumbprint
        Hostname = $SubjectName
    }

    # Delete the listener for SSL
    $selectorset = @{
        Address = "*"
        Transport = "HTTPS"
    }
    Remove-WSManInstance -ResourceURI 'winrm/config/Listener' -SelectorSet $selectorset

    # Add new Listener with new SSL cert
    New-WSManInstance -ResourceURI 'winrm/config/Listener' -SelectorSet $selectorset -ValueSet $valueset
}

}

Check for basic authentication.

$basicAuthSetting = Get-ChildItem WSMan:\localhost\Service\Auth | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq "Basic"}

If ($DisableBasicAuth) { If (($basicAuthSetting.Value) -eq $true) { Write-Verbose "Disabling basic auth support." Set-Item -Path "WSMan:\localhost\Service\Auth\Basic" -Value $false Write-Log "Disabled basic auth support." } Else { Write-Verbose "Basic auth is already disabled." } } Else { If (($basicAuthSetting.Value) -eq $false) { Write-Verbose "Enabling basic auth support." Set-Item -Path "WSMan:\localhost\Service\Auth\Basic" -Value $true Write-Log "Enabled basic auth support." } Else { Write-Verbose "Basic auth is already enabled." } }

If EnableCredSSP if set to true

If ($EnableCredSSP) {

Check for CredSSP authentication

$credsspAuthSetting = Get-ChildItem WSMan:\localhost\Service\Auth | Where {$_.Name -eq "CredSSP"}
If (($credsspAuthSetting.Value) -eq $false)
{
    Write-Verbose "Enabling CredSSP auth support."
    Enable-WSManCredSSP -role server -Force
    Write-Log "Enabled CredSSP auth support."
}

}

If ($GlobalHttpFirewallAccess) { Enable-GlobalHttpFirewallAccess }

Configure firewall to allow WinRM HTTPS connections.

$fwtest1 = netsh advfirewall firewall show rule name="Allow WinRM HTTPS" $fwtest2 = netsh advfirewall firewall show rule name="Allow WinRM HTTPS" profile=any If ($fwtest1.count -lt 5) { Write-Verbose "Adding firewall rule to allow WinRM HTTPS." netsh advfirewall firewall add rule profile=any name="Allow WinRM HTTPS" dir=in localport=5986 protocol=TCP action=allow Write-Log "Added firewall rule to allow WinRM HTTPS." } ElseIf (($fwtest1.count -ge 5) -and ($fwtest2.count -lt 5)) { Write-Verbose "Updating firewall rule to allow WinRM HTTPS for any profile." netsh advfirewall firewall set rule name="Allow WinRM HTTPS" new profile=any Write-Log "Updated firewall rule to allow WinRM HTTPS for any profile." } Else { Write-Verbose "Firewall rule already exists to allow WinRM HTTPS." }

Test a remoting connection to localhost, which should work.

$httpResult = Invoke-Command -ComputerName "localhost" -ScriptBlock {$env:COMPUTERNAME} -ErrorVariable httpError -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue $httpsOptions = New-PSSessionOption -SkipCACheck -SkipCNCheck -SkipRevocationCheck

$httpsResult = New-PSSession -UseSSL -ComputerName "localhost" -SessionOption $httpsOptions -ErrorVariable httpsError -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

If ($httpResult -and $httpsResult) { Write-Verbose "HTTP: Enabled | HTTPS: Enabled" } ElseIf ($httpsResult -and !$httpResult) { Write-Verbose "HTTP: Disabled | HTTPS: Enabled" } ElseIf ($httpResult -and !$httpsResult) { Write-Verbose "HTTP: Enabled | HTTPS: Disabled" } Else { Write-Log "Unable to establish an HTTP or HTTPS remoting session." Throw "Unable to establish an HTTP or HTTPS remoting session." } Write-VerboseLog "PS Remoting has been successfully configured for Ansible."

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after runnign that i have given the credentials of my windows machine and it was giving an error as below and below are my configuration file

| UNREACHABLE! => { "changed": false, "msg": "ssl: auth method ssl requires a username", "unreachable": true }

hosts file

[windows-server] x.x.x.x

[windows-server:vars] ainsible_user=vamshidhar.e ansible_password="feb@2019" ansible_connection=winrm ansible_winrm_server_cert_validation=ignore

and in few forums they have given me to add the port 5986 but mine is runing with default port.

Help me in sorting out this issue

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