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Ossar_178453
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Mar 26, 2015

Saving a UCS prompts me for a password

Hello, When saving a UCS on a specific device, but no other device, prompts me for a password. I do not know what the password is for and it does not matter what I input, it works just fine. What i...
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Ossar_178453
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Mar 30, 2015

I think all of you are missing the point.

On the UCS save I input "123". On the UCS load of the created archive I input "456". It still loads fine.

The password prompt is for something else in the archive. The prompt on the load operation is probably due to the fact that a load operation is actually a save of /var/local/ucs/cs_backup.ucs and then a load of the archive specified. The password prompt is for the cs_backup.ucs.

There is no config.encryption db value in v11, and trying to list it:

 list sys db config.encryption
01020036:3: The requested BIGdb variable (config.encryption) was not found.

I even tried applying a UCS from a different unit, void of this problem, but it still asks for a password on a subsequent load operation.

  • StephanManthey's avatar
    StephanManthey
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    Mar 30, 2015
    I recommend to open a case with the F5 support.
  • Ossar_178453's avatar
    Ossar_178453
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    Mar 30, 2015
    Thanks! Did that, will see what happens. Will report back if I ever get to a conclusion
  • boneyard's avatar
    boneyard
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    Apr 05, 2015
    have you heard anything?
  • Ossar_178453's avatar
    Ossar_178453
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    Apr 07, 2015
    Some answers, not definitive root cause yet.