Bug ID 572887: DNS doesn't work properly on Ubuntu 15.10 when using f5fpc CLI client

Last Modified: Aug 19, 2026

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.5.4, 11.5.4 hf1, 11.5.4 hf2, 11.5.4 hf3, 11.5.4 hf4, 11.5.5, 11.5.6, 11.5.7, 11.5.8, 11.5.9, 11.5.10, 11.6.0, 11.6.0 hf1, 11.6.0 hf2, 11.6.0 hf3, 11.6.0 hf4, 11.6.0 hf5, 11.6.0 hf6, 11.6.0 hf7, 11.6.0 hf8, 11.6.1, 11.6.1 hf1, 11.6.1 hf2, 11.6.2, 11.6.2 hf1, 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, 12.0.0, 12.0.0 hf1, 12.0.0 hf2, 12.0.0 hf3, 12.0.0 hf4

Fixed In:
13.0.0, 12.1.0

Opened: Feb 10, 2016

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

DNS doesn't work properly on Ubuntu 15.10 when using f5fpc CLI client. This happens because f5fpc fails to patch /etc/resolv.conf on Ubuntu 15.10 release.

Impact

DNS doesn't work properly on Ubuntu 15.10

Conditions

/etc/resolv.conf, Ubuntu 15.10, f5fpc CLI client and network access establishment.

Workaround

None

Fix Information

Now DNS works fine on Ubuntu 15.10 because /etc/resolv.conf can be patched correctly now by f5fpc command line client.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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