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Chandru_14793's avatar
Chandru_14793
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Jan 24, 2011

LTM console

Hi,

 

 

Whenever I SSH using my credentials (admin) tp LTM. I see the following prompt

 

 

bp>

 

 

I am not able to move to other prompts (like bp(Active)) . nor could I cat bigip.conf or bigip_base.conf

 

 

I am able to connect to the LTM using F5 irule connector and get the bigip.conf and bigp_base.conf file

 

 

 

What should I do so I get root access (with (Active) prompt)

 

 

Thanks,

 

Chandru

 

management
monitoring

4 Replies

  • hoolio's avatar
    hoolio
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    Jan 24, 2011
    It looks like your admin user shell is set for bigpipe. You can change that to advanced shell under 'System | Users | Admin | Terminal Access' to get bash.

     

     

    Aaron
  • Chandru_14793's avatar
    Chandru_14793
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    Jan 24, 2011
    Hi,

     

     

    Thanks Aaron for the quick reply. Yes I see the terminal Access is disabled for admin account is disabled.

     

     

    Tacascs is configured on the F5 and I login using my own username and password, but I dont see myself under the user list

     

     

    As I am able to login and get configs using F5 rule editor I am assuming I have admin access

     

     

    how do we configure so the users from Tacacs can get admin access

     

     

    Chandru

     

     

     

     

  • hoolio's avatar
    hoolio
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    Jan 24, 2011
    For TACACS+ remote auth, as an admin you should be able type !/bin/bash at the initial login prompt to get a bash shell.

     

     

    See this thread for details:

     

     

    bash shell w/ TACACS+ authorisation

     

    http://devcentral.f5.com/Community/GroupDetails/tabid/1082223/aff/31/afv/topic/aft/1172098/afc/1198741/Default.aspx

     

     

    Aaron