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Tim_Schmeling_3
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Mar 29, 2017

sudo isn't installed

Hi all,   i like to execute a script via sudo, but there isn't sudo installed on my BIG-IP 3900 Box (BIG-IP v12.1.1 (Build 1.0.196)). I'm confused about it, because on my trial version (BIG-IP v12...
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Leonardo_Souza
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Mar 29, 2017

The article is about v4, very old version. Definitely, not helpful for the version you are talking about.

As you can see in this output, sudo still available in the latest version (13.0.0):

[root@LABBIGIP1:INOPERATIVE:Disconnected] config  switchboot -l | head -n 3

Current boot image:
    HD1.10 - title BIG-IP 13.0.0 Build 0.0.1645
[root@LABBIGIP1:INOPERATIVE:Disconnected] config  sudo
usage: sudo [-D level] -h | -K | -k | -V
usage: sudo -v [-AknS] [-D level] [-g groupname|gid] [-p prompt] [-u user name|uid]
usage: sudo -l[l] [-AknS] [-D level] [-g groupname|gid] [-p prompt] [-U user name] [-u user name|uid] [-g groupname|gid] [command]
usage: sudo [-AbEHknPS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C fd] [-D level] [-g groupname|gid] [-p prompt] [-u user name|uid] [-g groupname|gid] [VAR=value] [-i|-s] []
usage: sudo -e [-AknS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C fd] [-D level] [-g groupname|gid] [-p prompt] [-u user name|uid] file ...
[root@LABBIGIP1:INOPERATIVE:Disconnected] config

Can you provide the output of the CLI prompt and result when you run the sudo command?

F5 uses CentOS Linux, so you can install RPM packages. F5 does not provide RPM packages, and the recommendation is to perform the F5 software installation, and that will install all required RPM packages.

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