Remote execution tasks using scripts fail, whereas remote execution tasks using Ansible roles/playbooks complete successfully for the same host(s)

Issue

• Remote execution jobs using Ansible roles/playbooks complete successfully, whereas remote execution jobs using script and run against the same host(s) fail with the following error:

  Output:
  \---
  proxy_task_id: 99557edd-8c01-4974-b2c6-60ae18d042a0
  proxy_output:
  result:
  - output_type: debug
    output: "Error initializing command: RuntimeError - Could not establish connection
      to remote host using any available authentication method, tried publickey\n\nAuthentication
      method 'publickey' failed with:\n@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@\r\n@
      \   WARNING: REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED!     @\r\n@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@\r\nIT
      IS POSSIBLE THAT SOMEONE IS DOING SOMETHING NASTY!\r\nSomeone could be eavesdropping
      on you right now (man-in-the-middle attack)!\r\nIt is also possible that a host
      key has just been changed.\r\nThe fingerprint for the ECDSA key sent by the
      remote host is\nSHA256:5ZRN7em1Zg180A+RHjcr1QHiDCUIriRVzHcGsaA7iuY.\r\nPlease
      contact your system administrator.\r\nAdd correct host key in /usr/share/foreman-proxy/.ssh/known_hosts
      to get rid of this message.\r\nOffending ECDSA key in /usr/share/foreman-proxy/.ssh/known_hosts:25\r\nECDSA
      host key for host.example.com has changed and you have requested strict checking.\r\nHost
      key verification failed.\r\n"
    timestamp: 1723718281.6434834
    runner_id: bd1c00ad-623c-4ce0-bb1b-7779d060cdcc
  exit_status: EXCEPTION
  

• Satellite task details for the host in question shows the below error:

  Error initializing command: RuntimeError - Could not establish connection to remote host using any available authentication method, tried password, publickey
  2:
  
  3:
  Authentication method 'password' failed with:
  4:
  Exiting, you have requested strict checking.
  5:
  Host key verification failed.
  6:
  
  7:
  Authentication method 'publickey' failed with:
  8:
  Exiting, you have requested strict checking.
  9:
  Host key verification failed.
  10:
  Exit status: EXCEPTION
  11:
  StandardError: Job execution failed