Bug ID 951405: Disabling appliance mode for a tenant leaves root login and shell access disabled

Last Modified: Dec 07, 2023

Affected Product(s):
F5OS Velos(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
F5OS-C 1.1.0, F5OS-C 1.1.1, F5OS-C 1.1.2, F5OS-C 1.1.3, F5OS-C 1.1.4

Opened: Oct 06, 2020

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

When appliance mode is enabled for a tenant, access to the Advanced shell (bash) is removed, and the system root user cannot log in to the device by any means, including the serial console. When appliance mode is then disabled, Advanced shell access and root login are still disabled.

Impact

Cannot access the Advanced shell or log in as root user when appliance mode is disabled. This is intended functionality.

Conditions

-- Enable appliance mode for a tenant. -- Disable appliance mode for the same tenant.

Workaround

Log in to the tenant via tmsh and run: modify sys db systemauth.disablerootlogin value false modify sys db systemauth.disablebash value false

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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