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bcblrn's avatar
bcblrn
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Aug 18, 2022

Deleting .pcap files in "/var/tmp/"

Hello everyone! I'm running an HA pair of Big-IP units (BIG-IP 12.1.2 Build 0.0.249 Final) and I need to take packet captures now and then. I'm just wondering if it's safe to delete the capture fi...
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  • Dario_Garrido's avatar
    Dario_Garrido
    Aug 18, 2022

    Sure, it's safe. You can even use

    rm -f /var/tmp/capturefile.pcap

     

Fallout1984's avatar
Fallout1984
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Aug 18, 2022

It's a good idea to keep those cleaned up. I use Filezilla to retrieve or delete pcap files.