{"id":958,"date":"2016-01-08T20:58:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-08T20:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fir3netwp.gmsrrpobkbd.com\/2016\/01\/08\/f5-unable-to-create-local-account-with-remote-auth\/"},"modified":"2021-07-31T11:21:54","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T11:21:54","slug":"f5-unable-to-create-local-account-with-remote-auth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/Loadbalancers\/F5-BIG-IP\/f5-unable-to-create-local-account-with-remote-auth.html","title":{"rendered":"F5 &#8211; Unable to Create Local Account with Remote Auth"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Issue<\/h2>\n<p>When remote authentication is configured it is not possible (out of the box) to configure local user accounts. Other then the default admin and root accounts provided.<\/p>\n<p>This is also stated within the TMOS Management Guide for BIG-IP Systems, which says: &#8220;<em>Excluding the admin account, the entire set of standard user accounts that you create for BIG-IP system administrators must reside either locally on the BIG-IP system, or remotely on another type of authentication server.<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Solution<\/h2>\n<p>In order to configure an additional local account when remote authentication is enabled a few extra commands are required. 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