ansible-expect.yml

---

# 
# The playbook sample that needs to be executed from say cronjob/in your absence but expects password to connect
# ... using ansible-vault (requires ssh-pass installed) below is encrypted sample - vault file : vault-file.txt
#     expect module requires python-pexpect package...

- hosts: localhost
  vars:
    password: !vault |
          $ANSIBLE_VAULT;1.1;AES256
          38626134306634636639663334353637306235316666306537376431333466613033646232383238
          3262303663333735303634663732393637636464373066350a646161376131346135336135653335
          31613338316365336335613237393138656333666166333137333466396330333835396539393338
          3530356536613365630a356665306230636330653363396335346135616630323031626232363065
          6237
  tasks:
    - name: Executing with password
      expect:
         # I had to use absolute path when invoking from crontab
         command: /usr/local/bin/ansible-playbook -k motd.yml -vv
         timeout: 300
         responses:
          <?i>SSH Password: "{{ password }}"
      no_log: true
      register: expect_op
      #remember using this otherwise the password is logged in syslog/messages file
    - debug: var=expect_op