Bug ID 1038809: The bigip_add/gtm_add commands throw errors when user is logged in as a remotely authenticated admin user

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025

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

Known Affected Versions:
14.1.4.2, 14.1.4.3, 14.1.4.4, 14.1.4.5, 14.1.4.6, 14.1.5, 14.1.5.1, 14.1.5.2, 14.1.5.3, 14.1.5.4, 14.1.5.6, 17.1.1, 17.1.1.1, 17.1.1.2, 17.1.1.3, 17.1.1.4, 17.1.2, 17.1.2.1

Opened: Aug 05, 2021

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

The bigip_add and gtm_add commands fail when a remote auth AD user runs these commands. The following error is observed "Use of uninitialized value $dir in concatenation (.) or string".

Impact

Unable to use remote users that login to TMOS.

Conditions

Running bigip_add / gtm_add by a remotely authenticated admin user.

Workaround

Use a local account (i.e., root or admin).

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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