Bug ID 1429721: SCP as non-root user does not report errors correctly for bad/non-existent files.

Last Modified: Oct 21, 2024

Affected Product(s):
F5OS F5OS-A, F5OS-C(all modules)

Fixed In:
F5OS-A 1.8.0, F5OS-A 1.5.2

Opened: Dec 11, 2023

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Using SCP to retrieve files from F5OS as "admin" or other non-root users should report a proper error when attempting to access an invalid directory or non-existent file. Instead, the SCP command does nothing, reports no error, and exits with an on-zero exit status.

Impact

The user is not informed about the failed SCP operation and the reason for the failure.

Conditions

Attempt to read a non-existent/inaccessible file via SCP.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

SCP server software now reports errors the invalid/inaccessible filenames.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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