Bug ID 425853: Launch Application for Mac OS X doesnt work if the arguments string contains ampersand

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.0.0, 11.1.0, 11.2.0, 11.2.1, 11.3.0, 11.4.0, 11.4.1

Fixed In:
11.5.0, 11.4.1 HF2, 11.4.0 HF4, 11.3.0 HF8, 11.2.1 HF10

Opened: Jul 22, 2013

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K14769

Symptoms

Launch Application fails to launch the application (on MAC OS X) if the argument string contains an ampersand character ("&").

Impact

Application Launch will fail for any customer trying to connect to the BIG-IP system but they will be able to connect to the corporate network using network access.

Conditions

BIG-IP APM and Mac OS X all versions.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

Included Launch Application for MAC OS X to work if the string contains an ampersand.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips