Bug ID 542672: Unable to import SSL key/cert/crl from some local paths using tmsh

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
12.0.0, 12.0.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.0.0 HF2, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.0.0 HF3, 12.0.0 HF4, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2

Fixed In:
12.1.0

Opened: Aug 31, 2015

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Using tmsh to import an SSL key/cert/crl from local path might fail with an error similar to the following: 01070712:3: file (/localpath/keytoimport.key) expected to exist.

Impact

Cannot import the key/cert/crl to the BIG-IP system.

Conditions

The SSL key/cert/crl file is not located in /shared/, /var/, or /config/. For example, if a SSL key file is located at /root/ then this issue occurs.

Workaround

Move the key/cert/crl file under the /shared/ folder and try the import again.

Fix Information

The SSL key/cert/crl can now be imported from any location in the file system.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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