Bug ID 718208: Unable to install Network Access plugin on Linux Ubuntu 16.04 with Firefox v52 ESR using SUDO

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025

Affected Product(s):
APM-Clients APM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2, 12.1.3.3, 12.1.3.4, 12.1.3.5

Fixed In:
12.1.3.6

Opened: May 03, 2018

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

When using Firefox v52 ESR to install SVPN client, the SVPN client keeps prompting to enter SUDO credentials.

Impact

Cannot install SVPN client using Firefox v52 ESR browser.

Conditions

Using Firefox v52 ESR to install SVPN client.

Workaround

Follow this procedure to work around this problem: 1. Delete the NPAPI plugin from the browser. To do so, remove the browser plugin, which you can find in either or both of the following locations: ~/.mozilla/plugins/np_F5_SSL_VPN_x86_64.so ~/.mozilla/firefox/w8wdvzyy.default/extensions/{5984e8a4-b593-11e5-ad1f-ac88bb8e7f8b}/ 2. Launch the browser; connect to APM and install the SVPN client manually. 3. Install the plugin through the browser, or copy the plugin to the browser plugin directory. 4. Restart Firefox v52 ESR to connect to APM.

Fix Information

This issue has been fixed, and now you can install the Network Access plugin on Linux Ubuntu 16.04 with Firefox v52 ESR browser.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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