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Nimbostratustmsh command to add users into /config/bigip/auth/localusers file?
Hi.
I'm using LDAP remote authentication for users and now I need add some service accounts, with bash shell, so local accounts is the only way to add such users, however, they must bypass LDAP remote authentications. Adding them (manually editing it) into /config/bigip/auth/localusers does the job:
THIS IS AN AUTO-GENERATED FILE - DO NOT EDIT!!!
Use the tmsh shell utility to make changes to the system configuration.
For more information, see tmsh -a help auth user.
root
admin
user1
user2
But how to add users into /config/bigip/auth/localusers with tmsh? I can't find such tmsh command.
4 Replies
- nitass
Employee
can you try this? if i do not misremember, you can create local user via gui or tmsh, password will be checked against ldap server (i.e. local user password is not used) but local user shell will be used. Remote Role configuration - Terminal Access https://devcentral.f5.com/s/feed/0D51T00006j3DjKSAU 
ksuukYes, that works too, but requires identical user in LDAP, however I don't want use LDAP for these specific users at all. And I'm still curious about this disclaimer in /config/bigip/auth/localusers, as it clearly says, that some with some command system can edit it. What is that command? works too, but I'm still curious about this disclaimer in /config/bigip/auth/localusers, as it clearly says, that some with some command system can edit it. What command?- nitass
And I'm still curious about this disclaimer in /config/bigip/auth/localusers, as it clearly says, that some with some command system can edit it. What is that command?
as i understand, there is no supported way to modify the file. it is automatically generated when rebooting.
Mart_Pirita_172Yes, it's automatically generated, so manually added users are lost after reboot:(.
