Bug ID 626641: CLI VPN client crashes when HOME environment variable is not defined

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2, 12.1.3.3, 12.1.3.4, 12.1.3.5, 12.1.3.6, 12.1.3.7, 12.1.4, 12.1.4.1, 12.1.5, 12.1.5.1, 12.1.5.2, 12.1.5.3, 12.1.6

Fixed In:
13.1.0

Opened: Nov 03, 2016

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

CLI VPN client requires HOME environment variable for logging. If the variable is not set, CLI client crashes on Linux/Mac.

Impact

The VPN client crashes it is difficult to determine the cause.

Conditions

HOME environment variable is not defined.

Workaround

Set HOME environment variable.

Fix Information

Now the Linux command line client logs a message and exits gracefully rather than crashing when HOME variable is not set.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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