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bcblrn
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Aug 17, 2022
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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...
application delivery
disk space
management
packet capture
pcap
  • Dario_Garrido's avatar
    Dario_Garrido
    Aug 18, 2022

    Sure, it's safe. You can even use

    rm -f /var/tmp/capturefile.pcap

     

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Dario_Garrido
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Aug 18, 2022

Sure, it's safe. You can even use

rm -f /var/tmp/capturefile.pcap