Bug ID 674997: It is not possible to use tmsh to change the password for 'admin' after configuring Remote-APM Based Auth on the BIG-IP system.

Last Modified: Oct 03, 2023

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

Known Affected Versions:
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

Opened: Jul 20, 2017

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

With APM-based system authentication, using tmsh to make changes to the password for user 'admin' will apparently succeed, but the password will be unchanged.

Impact

Unable to change password for default system account.

Conditions

-- APM-based system authentication configured. -- Using tmsh to make changes to the password for user 'admin'.

Workaround

Switch to local system authentication, change the password for 'admin', then switch back to remote authentication.

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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