From 901eaf2ecc2411f8d0e5bdcaa3709c0312218e7b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jordan Borean Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2019 07:12:26 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Add warning about winrm on MacoS (#64472) --- docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/windows_winrm.rst | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/windows_winrm.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/windows_winrm.rst index c665a642ec2..e9a40502566 100644 --- a/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/windows_winrm.rst +++ b/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/windows_winrm.rst @@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ with the Ansible package, but can be installed by running the following: .. Note:: on distributions with multiple python versions, use pip2 or pip2.x, where x matches the python minor version Ansible is running under. +.. Warning:: + Using the ``winrm`` or ``psrp`` connection plugins in Ansible on MacOS in + the latest releases typically fail. This is a known problem that occurs + deep within the Python stack and cannot be changed by Ansible. The only + workaround today is to set the environment variable ``no_proxy=*`` and + avoid using Kerberos auth. + + Authentication Options `````````````````````` When connecting to a Windows host, there are several different options that can be used