bash shell w/ TACACS+ authorisation

Hi Plago,

 

 

If you'd like an official response from F5, the best option is to open a support case. In this instance, I believe this is a known limitation as described in SOL10272. I think the man pages should be updated to reflect the issue though.

 

 

 

SOL10272: Accessing the bash shell as a remotely authenticated user

 

http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/10000/200/sol10272.html

 

 

Since remote users do not have an account defined in the /etc/passwd file, a custom shell cannot be defined there either. As a result, the shell for remote users defaults to the bigpipe shell.

 

 

 

You could potentially change the /usr/bin/bpsh script to reference bash, but this wouldn't be supported.

 

 

As nitass suggested, you could open a request for enhancement case if there's a specific reason you need bash access versus tmsh. Personally, I much prefer bash for flexibility. But I think they're looking for specific use cases.

 

 

Aaron