Bug ID 651379: Issues with Password Policy when expired passwords changed via command line

Last Modified: Oct 07, 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, 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, 13.0.0, 13.0.0 HF1, 13.0.0 HF2, 13.0.0 HF3, 13.0.1

Fixed In:
14.1.0, 13.1.0

Opened: Mar 14, 2017

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Expired passwords when changed via command line caused certain password policy properties such as password expiration and password warning to get reset to zero.

Impact

Certain password policy properties such as password expiration and password warning get reset to zero.

Conditions

-- Change expired password from command line (console or SSH)

Workaround

Subsequent password change via any of the management interfaces will set the affected password policy properties back to their correct values.

Fix Information

Password properties are now handled consistency between the GUI and command line.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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