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Surya_Kant_Pasa's avatar
Surya_Kant_Pasa
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Feb 10, 2022

Downloading config files using guest user

Hi Team, Due to certain constarins we are able to get just "guest user" access to F5, We want to do the following: 1. Copy config files to the shared location,     API: POST:https://xx.xx.xx.xx/mg...
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File Access through Guest User
JoshBecigneul's avatar
JoshBecigneul
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Feb 10, 2022

Hi Surya_Kant_Pasa ,

I think this is not possible with only the guest role. Is this something that you would need to do periodically? It might be possible to use a cron task on the device and generate the file you want, then email it to some mail box as described here: https://community.f5.com/t5/technical-forum/steps-to-configure-cron-jobs-to-execute-commands-f5-big-ip-ltm/td-p/240992 

If you only need it one time then you would likely either have to increase the role for your account, or ask someone with the appropriate access to obtain the file for you.

Best Regards,
Josh Becigneul

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    JRahm
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    Feb 11, 2022

     Surya_Kant_Pasa  Josh is correct, this is not possible without an admin role. What some companies have done is use BIG-IQ or build an intermediary application where those that need details can request something with limited scope, and that app, with proper permissions, can retrieve the details.