Bug ID 1161189: Publish asm policy fails due to policy not being active

Last Modified: Jun 19, 2025

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

Known Affected Versions:
14.1.5.1, 14.1.5.2, 14.1.5.3, 14.1.5.4, 14.1.5.6

Opened: Sep 24, 2022

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Errors in /var/log/ltm logs similar to: err tmsh[14022]: 01420006:3: The requested ASM policy (/Common/[policy name]) is not active. Errors in /var/log/audit logs similar to: notice tmsh[29831]: 01420002:5: AUDIT - pid=29831 user=root folder=/Common module=(tmos)# status=[Data Input Error: The requested ASM policy (/Common/[policy name]) is not active.] cmd_data=publish asm policy [policy name]

Impact

Publish asm policy fails due to policy not being active

Conditions

Activate asm policy and then publish it

Workaround

Poll the status of the activated policy and only publish it after it becomes active OR wait for 30sec after policy activation before publishing it

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips