Bug ID 1783781: Bash history file containing "PRIVATE KEY" may block qkview

Last Modified: Jun 19, 2025

Affected Product(s):
F5OS Velos(all modules)

Fixed In:
F5OS-C 1.8.1

Opened: Jan 06, 2025

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

Qkview file generation gets stuck at zero percent complete: # system diagnostics qkview status result {"Busy":true,"Percent":0,"Status":"collecting","Message":"Collecting Data","Filename":"controller1.qkview.tar.gz"} Subsequent attempts to generate a qkview fail with the result "Qkview capture can not be initiated. Another Qkview capture is already in progress"

Impact

Qkview files are not able to be collected

Conditions

-- Generating qkview -- The bash history file is large and contains the text "PRIVATE KEY"

Workaround

1. Run system diagnostics qkview cancel 2. mv ~/.bash_history ~/.bash_history.bak 3. Re-run qkview

Fix Information

TBD

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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