Bug ID 534251: Live update with moving config breaks password-less ssh access

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.6.0, 11.6.0 HF1, 11.6.0 HF2, 11.6.0 HF3, 11.6.0 HF4, 11.6.0 HF5

Fixed In:
12.0.0, 11.6.0 HF6

Opened: Jul 20, 2015

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Authorized_keys file changed with link to /var/ssh/admin/authorized_keys but file in /var/ssh/... not created.

Impact

breaks password-less ssh access

Conditions

Use clean tmos-bugs-staging based VM. Do Live install. Do change boot location via GUI with 'Install Configuration' = 'Yes'

Workaround

If save and load sys ucs before live install then file will be created in /var/.. and successfully moved to new volume.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips