ValueError: Failed to enter enable mode. Please ensure you pass the 'secret' argument to ConnectHandler.

Dear Ktbyers,

I have a issue that tell me to pass the secret argument when i wan to telnet to catalyst 2900 series it’s stack switch, but i already pass the secret argument and then, i try to reopen my program and try to connect again and its work.

Error Message

  File "C:\Users\User\Python 3.5.3\lib\site-packages\netmiko\cisco_base_connection.py", line 17, in enable
    return super(CiscoBaseConnection, self).enable(cmd=cmd, pattern=pattern, re_flags=re_flags)
  File "C:\Users\User\Python 3.5.3\lib\site-packages\netmiko\base_connection.py", line 895, in enable
    raise ValueError(msg)
ValueError: Failed to enter enable mode. Please ensure you pass the 'secret' argument to ConnectHandler.

Code

# connect to device
net_connect = ConnectHandler(device_type=list.device_type, ip=list.ip, username=list.username,
                                                         password=list.password, secret=list.secret)
# enable mode
net_connect.enable()

Thanks.

[shabin75]

It will work for me… when i give secret=“123”

device = ConnectHandler(device_type=“cisco_ios”, ip=“192.168.10.1”, username=“shabin”, password=“123”, global_delay_factor=2,secret=“123”)

[MikeJurecki]

Personally in my code I use the same password for password and secret. If they are the same then try doing this.

net_connect = ConnectHandler(device_type=list.device_type, ip=list.ip, username=list.username,
                                                         password=list.password, secret=list.secret)

I personally do mine like this:

username = input('what is the username') # user enters username
password = input('What is the password') # user enters password
device = 'cisco_ios'
ipadd = '0.0.0.0' # I will also import from a list 

net_connect = netmiko.ConnectHandler(device_type=device, ip=ipadd, username=username, password=password, secret=password, port=22)

net_connect.enable()