pr 42271 - fixed merge conflicts

lib/ansible/plugins/connection/netconf.py

@@ -154,6 +154,21 @@ options:
       - name: ANSIBLE_PERSISTENT_COMMAND_TIMEOUT
     vars:
       - name: ansible_command_timeout
+  netconf_ssh_config:
+    description:
+      - This variable is used to enable bastion/jump host with netconf connection. If set to
+        True the bastion/jump host ssh settings should be present in ~/.ssh/config file,
+        alternatively it can be set to custom ssh configuration file path to read the
+        bastion/jump host settings.
+    ini:
+      - section: netconf_connection
+        key: ssh_config
+        version_added: '2.7'
+    env:
+      - name: ANSIBLE_NETCONF_SSH_CONFIG
+    vars:
+      - name: ansible_netconf_ssh_config
+        version_added: '2.7'
 """
 
 import os
@@ -162,7 +177,7 @@ import json
 
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleConnectionFailure, AnsibleError
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_bytes, to_native, to_text
-from ansible.module_utils.parsing.convert_bool import BOOLEANS_TRUE
+from ansible.module_utils.parsing.convert_bool import BOOLEANS_TRUE, BOOLEANS_FALSE
 from ansible.plugins.loader import netconf_loader
 from ansible.plugins.connection import NetworkConnectionBase
 
@@ -250,10 +265,10 @@ class Connection(NetworkConnectionBase):
 
         device_params = {'name': NETWORK_OS_DEVICE_PARAM_MAP.get(self._network_os) or self._network_os}
 
-        ssh_config = os.getenv('ANSIBLE_NETCONF_SSH_CONFIG', False)
+        ssh_config = self.get_option('netconf_ssh_config')
         if ssh_config in BOOLEANS_TRUE:
             ssh_config = True
-        else:
+        elif ssh_config in BOOLEANS_FALSE:
             ssh_config = None
 
         try: