| UNREACHABLE! => { "changed": false, "msg": "Failed to connect to the host via ssh: ssh: connect to host localhost port 22: Connection refused",

 Issue

ansible -m ping -i inventory.ini webservers

localhost | UNREACHABLE! => {

    "changed": false,

    "msg": "Failed to connect to the host via ssh: ssh: connect to host localhost port 22: Connection refused",

    "unreachable": true

}

Troubleshoot

#specify port number

ansible_port=42006