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F5_Digger_13600's avatar
F5_Digger_13600
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Oct 27, 2017

Is "cli preference" setting for a user-specific setting?

Does anybody know if BIG-IP "cli preference" setting is for user-specific? I found cli preference setting change (modify cli preference pager disabled) by one user doesn't affect that of another user, which is completely opposite to what I expect.

 

For your information, the user is not local, rather remote users authenticated through TACACS.

 

 

Environment Setup

 

BIG-IP LTM Version: 11.5.4

 

Authentication/Authorization: TACACS (ACS V. 5.8)

 

Test remote user has Auditor role.

 

 

Verification

 

Logged on one LTM system with two different remote users. With one user login, changed the setting to "cli preference pager disabled". Save the config. Logged out and logged back in and compared the configuration.

 

 

 

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  • Kai_Wilke's avatar
    Kai_Wilke
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    Oct 27, 2017

    Hi F5_Digger,

    the client preferences are getting stored into the /config/bigip_user.conf file.

    If a user decides to change the default preferences the config file will include an additional cli preference section containig the user specific settings.

    And yes, each individual user is able to configure its own preferences without affecting other users...

    cli preference {
    alias-path { /Common }
    pager disabled
    prompt { host user status current-folder config-sync-status }
    suppress-warnings { }
    user userB
}
cli preference {
    alias-path { /Common }
    prompt { host user status current-folder config-sync-status }
    suppress-warnings { }
    user userA
}

    Cheers, Kai