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F5 - Defect ID: 934825

Restarting MCPD via command line may not restart the aced process

F5 - Defect ID: 934825

Restarting MCPD via command line may not restart the aced process

Last updated on December 31st, 2025

BugZero Risk Score
6.8 Medium

Overall: 6.8

Severity: 7.3

Community: 4.2

Lifecycle: 7.5

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Bug Details

Priority: 3-Major
Status: Reopened
Impact Category: Access Policy Manager
Views: 125

Description

Symptoms

Configurations with secure ID authentication may face issues after restarting MCPD using the command line (bigstart restart mcpd).

Impact

Configurations with secure ID authentication may face issues after restarting MCPD and may not restart the aced process.

Conditions

Executing the "bigstart restart mcpd" from command line does not always restart the aced process.

Workaround

"bigstart restart mcpd" is not the recommended way to restart MCPD. Please restart the BIG-IP system to reflect any changes you have made.

Fix Information

None

Change history

2025-12-31 Added: 16.1.6.1

2025-11-15 Added: 16.1.6.1

2025-11-06 Added: 16.1.6.1

2025-10-19 Added: 16.1.6.1

2025-06-28 Added: 16.1.0, 16.1.1, 16.1.2, 16.1.2.1, 16.1.2.2, 16.1.3, 16.1.3.1, 16.1.3.2, 16.1.3.3, 16.1.3.4, 16.1.3.5, 16.1.4, 16.1.4.1, 16.1.4.2, 16.1.4.3, 16.1.5, 16.1.5.1, 16.1.5.2, 16.1.6

Relevant Products

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Affected versions:16.1.0, 16.1.1, 16.1.2, 16.1.2.1, 16.1.2.2, 16.1.3, 16.1.3.1, 16.1.3.2, 16.1.3.3, 16.1.3.4, 16.1.3.5, 16.1.4, 16.1.4.1, 16.1.4.2, 16.1.4.3, 16.1.5, 16.1.5.1, 16.1.5.2, 16.1.6, 16.1.6.1

Fixed versions: No known fixed versions

Relevant Products

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Fixed versions: No known fixed versions

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F5 - Defect ID: 934825

Restarting MCPD via command line may not restart the aced process

F5 - Defect ID: 934825

Restarting MCPD via command line may not restart the aced process

Last updated on December 31st, 2025

BugZero Risk Score6.8 Medium

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