Bug ID 459682: conformation prompt is added before displaying all connection

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.2.1, 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 11.5.1, 11.5.2, 11.5.3, 11.5.4, 11.5.5, 11.5.6, 11.5.7, 11.5.8, 11.5.9, 11.5.10

Fixed In:
11.6.0

Opened: Apr 29, 2014

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

Running the following command displays all connections without confirmation prompt: tmsh show sys connection.

Impact

Depending on the number of connections, the system might fail over. There is no way to confirm the command before executing it.

Conditions

Running the command "tmsh show sys connection".

Workaround

None.

Fix Information

New behavior: running the "tmsh show sys connection" command displays connections based on the answer to the following confirmation prompt: Really display all connections? (y/n). -- Specifying "y" displays all connection. -- Specifying "n" displays no connection. To turn off the confirmation prompt, run the following command: tmsh -q.

Behavior Change

Old behavior: running the following command displays all connections without confirmation prompt: tmsh show sys connection. New behavior: running the same command displays connections based on the answer to the following confirmation prompt: Really display all connections? (y/n). -- Specifying "y" displays all connection. -- Specifying "n" displays no connection. To turn off the confirmation prompt, run the following command: tmsh -q.

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