Last Modified: Oct 12, 2026
Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP Install/Upgrade, TMOS
Known Affected Versions:
17.1.3.2, 17.1.3.4, 17.1.3.5, 17.5.1.6, 17.5.1.8, 17.5.1.9, 21.1.0.2
Opened: Sep 18, 2026 Severity: 1-Blocking
When installing the hotfix, an RPM error occurs. In liveinstall.log: info: RPM: ln: failed to create symbolic link '/config/ssh/scp.whitelist-platform': File exists
The hotfix installation fails
- Applying certain BIG-IP Engineering Hotfixes on iSeries platforms - Hotfix-BIGIP-17.1.3.5.0.1.14-ENG.iso is one such affected Engineering Hotfix
Contact F5 Support for a fix
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