Bug ID 482325: iControl REST cannot create users in non-Common partitions

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
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, 11.6.0, 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 11.6.3, 11.6.3.1, 11.6.3.2, 11.6.3.3, 11.6.3.4, 11.6.4, 11.6.5, 11.6.5.1, 11.6.5.2, 11.6.5.3

Opened: Oct 02, 2014

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K16594

Symptoms

The iControl REST API cannot be used for creating users in non-Common partitions.

Impact

The system posts an error, and no user is created.

Conditions

This happens using iControl to create users in the non-Common partition.

Workaround

Use tmsh or the Configuration utility to create users in the non-Common partition. The correct syntax to be used is as follows: # curl -sk -u <user>:<password> -X POST -H "Content-type: application/json" -d '{"name":"homer","password":"homer","partitionAccess":[{"name":"part","role":"operator"}]}' https://<bigip>/mgmt/tm/auth/user?$filter=partition%20eq%20part

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips