Bug ID 475599: full "/shared" filesystem prevents tmsh from running

Last Modified: Aug 19, 2026

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP TMOS(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
11.5.1, 11.5.1 hf1, 11.5.1 hf2, 11.5.1 hf3, 11.5.1 hf4, 11.5.1 hf5, 11.5.1 hf6, 11.5.1 hf7, 11.5.1 hf8, 11.5.1 hf9, 11.5.1 hf10, 11.5.1 hf11, 11.5.2, 11.5.2 hf1, 11.5.3, 11.5.3 hf1, 11.5.3 hf2, 11.5.4, 11.5.4 hf1, 11.5.4 hf2, 11.5.4 hf3, 11.5.4 hf4, 11.5.5, 11.6.0, 11.6.0 hf1, 11.6.0 hf2, 11.6.0 hf3, 11.6.0 hf4, 11.6.0 hf5, 11.6.0 hf6, 11.6.0 hf7, 11.6.0 hf8, 11.6.1, 11.6.1 hf1, 11.6.1 hf2, 11.6.2, 11.6.2 hf1, 11.6.3, 11.6.3.1, 11.6.3.2, 11.6.3.3, 11.6.3.4, 11.6.4, 11.6.5, 11.6.5.1, 11.6.5.2, 11.6.5.3

Fixed In:
12.0.0, 11.5.6

Opened: Aug 14, 2014

Severity: 1-Blocking

Symptoms

Example: [root@localhost:/S1-green-P:Active:Standalone] config # tmsh show sys hardware Unexpected Error: Can't create temp directory, /var/tmp/tmsh/DfRf5Z, errno 28] No space left on device

Impact

The system cannot be managed.

Conditions

Typical activity that will fill up the "/shared" filesystem is storage of too many software images in "/shared/images", or leaving too many configuration archives in "/var/tmp". (/var/tmp is a symlink to /shared/tmp)

Workaround

Remove some files

Fix Information

'tmsh' remains functional even if the "/shared" filesystem is full.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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