Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025
Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP All
Known Affected Versions:
12.0.0, 12.0.0 HF1, 12.0.0 HF2, 12.0.0 HF3, 12.0.0 HF4, 12.1.0, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.1.1, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 13.1.0, 13.1.0.1, 13.1.0.2, 13.1.0.3
Fixed In:
14.1.0, 14.0.0, 13.1.0.4, 12.1.2
Opened: Apr 21, 2016 Severity: 3-Major Related Article:
K46205123
When a remotely authenticated user who has the admin role uses TMSH or iControl to save the configuration, the operation fails because of permission errors. Using iControl, the system posts an error similar to the following: Error processing request for URI:http://localhost:8110/mgmt/tm/sys/config {code:400,message: Can't create tmsh temp directory \"/config/.config.backup\" Permission denied, errorStack:[]}. Using TMSH (e.g., running the command: tmsh save sys config), the system posts an error similar to the following: Can't create tmsh temp directory "/config/.config.backup" Permission denied
Cannot save the configuration.
This occurs when the following conditions are met: -- Remote Authentication is configured. -- User is logged in as a remote user who has the admin role. -- Using TMSH or iControl for remotely authenticated user operations.
Use one of the following workarounds: -- Use the GUI to save the configuration. -- Have a locally authenticated user with admin role save the configuration.
When a remotely authenticated user who has the admin role uses TMSH or iControl to save the configuration, the operation now completes as expected, without permission errors.