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Anthony
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Aug 08, 2013

Remote Role configuration - Terminal Access

Hi all,   I've started looking again at LDAP authentication for our F5's again.   I've got th LDAP group set up and can log in just fine. But its the Terminal Access which is bugging me. I don'...
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Aug 09, 2013
Hi, I stumbled upon a topic which recommended changing the /etc/passwd file and adding a line in the for the remote log in name such as:

 

my_remote_user:x:0:0:my_remote_user:/home/my_remote_user:/bin/bash

 

 

I have done this and it works just fine for what I need so I'm happy now. I think the shell option for remote users would be advantageous though in a future release.

 

 

Thanks again for your help as always!

 

Ant