Bug ID 1018309: Loading config file with imish removes the last character

Last Modified: Feb 07, 2024

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP TMOS(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
17.0.0, 16.1.0, 16.0.1.1, 15.1.4, 15.1.3, 15.1.2, 14.1.4.2, 14.1.4.1, 14.1.4, 14.1.3.1, 13.1.4, 13.1.3.6

Fixed In:
17.0.0, 16.1.1, 15.1.4.1

Opened: May 13, 2021

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

While loading a configuration from the file with IMISH ('imish -f <f_name>'),truncating the last line. printf 'log file /var/log/zebos.log1' >/shared/tmp/new.cfg Running imish -r 0 -f /shared/tmp/new.cfg have the last character missing like below: log file /var/log/zebos.log

Impact

Configuration commands cannot be created properly.

Conditions

Loading a config with 'imish -f <f_name>' commands. Note: This command is used with the bigip_imish_config Ansible module.

Workaround

For CLI, use extra control char at the end or \n.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips