Bug ID 427409: Cleaning of temporary files in the /var/avr/loader directory

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP AFM, ASM, AVR, PSM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
11.0.0, 11.1.0, 11.3.0, 11.4.0

Fixed In:
11.5.0

Opened: Aug 07, 2013

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K17490

Symptoms

Temporary files written to the /var/avr/loader directory were not deleted in case of a restart or an abnormal crash.

Impact

The directory /var/avr/loader can be filled with many files causing disk space exhaustion.

Conditions

If the avrd (or in previous versions: md) process is restarted or crashes in the middle of editing temporary files, then there is no procedure that cleans these files later.

Workaround

Stop the avrd & monpd processes, and manually clean all the files in the /var/avr/loader directory.

Fix Information

Upon restart of the avrd process, old temporary files are deleted.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips