From 2067804e9f0fab7c26905d6c117c1462756ccc59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2025 04:23:45 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Solved ansible multiplexing auth bug

---
 ansible.cfg | 11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
index ab2d35ef..60f0edbd 100644
--- a/ansible.cfg
+++ b/ansible.cfg
@@ -19,9 +19,14 @@ lookup_plugins  = ./lookup_plugins
 module_utils    = ./module_utils
 
 [ssh_connection]
-pipelining   = True
-scp_if_ssh   = smart
-ssh_args     = -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o ControlPath=/tmp/ansible-ssh-%%h-%%p-%%r
+# Multiplexing: safer socket path in HOME instead of /tmp
+ssh_args = -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=20s -o ControlPath=~/.ssh/ansible-%h-%p-%r \
+           -o ServerAliveInterval=15 -o ServerAliveCountMax=3 -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new \
+           -o PreferredAuthentications=publickey,password,keyboard-interactive
+
+# Pipelining boosts speed; works fine if sudoers does not enforce "requiretty"
+pipelining = True
+scp_if_ssh = smart
 
 [persistent_connection]
 connect_timeout = 30