F5 | 977681

Severity: 4-Minor ... Symptoms ... When using the 'passwd' utility from the command line to change a user password, the error message on why the new password is not accepted is wrong. ... Instead of the actual reason why the new password is not accepted, the following message is printed: "passwd.bin: Have exhausted maximum number of retries for service" ... Impact ... The real reason why the new password is not accepted is masked by the default error message: "passwd.bin: Have exhausted maximum number of retries for service" ... Conditions ... - Using the 'passwd' utility from the command line to change a user password. - The new password is not accepted according to the configured tmsh auth password-policy. ... Workaround ... Instead of using the command line 'passwd' utility, change the user password using tmsh. ... With tmsh, the real reason why a new password is not accepted is printed accurately: root@(bigip)(cfg-sync Standalone)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# modify auth password roo...