Bug ID 508638: 'exit' from MOS terminates shell

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP TMOS(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, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2

Fixed In:
12.0.0

Opened: Feb 23, 2015

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K16123115

Symptoms

Issuing the 'exit' command in the Maintenance Operating System (MOS) ends the shell session instead of restarting the installer.

Impact

Difficult to restart the interactive installation prompt.

Conditions

Typing exit in MOS.

Workaround

Use '/bin/start' instead of 'exit'.

Fix Information

Issuing the 'exit' command in the Maintenance Operating System (MOS) now restarts the installer.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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