Bug ID 1381237: Messages like "Failed to set up mount unit" may flood in /var/log/messages file

Last Modified: Aug 19, 2026

Affected Product(s):
F5OS F5OS-A(all modules)

Fixed In:
F5OS v2.0.0

Opened: Oct 18, 2023

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

This occurs when a BIG-IP Next tenant is deployed on rSeries platforms while generating QKView files on the host (F5OS-A). Messages like "Failed to set up mount unit: Invalid argument" may flood in /var/log/messages file.

Impact

Log messages with pattern "systemd: Failed to set up mount unit: Invalid argument" in /var/log/messages are flooded for 10-20 seconds.

Conditions

When a BIG-IP Next tenant is deployed and QKView files on the host (F5OS-A) are generated.

Workaround

Log messages are flooded while QKView files are generating for 10-20 seconds. After this, the flooding stops.

Fix Information

N/A

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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