Python expect (pexpect) timeout with Kerberos-based authentication in Ansible Automation Platform

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When try to connect to Windows machine with Kerberos authentication fails with a pexpect timeout:

    raise TIMEOUT(msg)\nTIMEOUT: Timeout exceeded.\n<pexpect.pty_spawn.spawn object at 0x7fdfff321dd0>\ncommand: /bin/kinit\nargs: [u'/bin/kinit', u'USER@CUSTOMER.DOMAIN']\nbuffer (last 100 chars): ' \\r\\n'\nbefore (last 100 chars): ' \\r\\n'\nafter: <class 'pexpect.exceptions.TIMEOUT'>\nmatch: None\nmatch_index: None\nexitstatus: None\nflag_eof: False\npid: 27\nchild_fd: 12\nclosed: False\ntimeout: 60\ndelimiter:

Environment

  • Ansible Automation Platform
    • 1.2

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