Bug ID 755317: /var/log logical volume may run out of space due to agetty error message in /var/log/secure

Last Modified: May 29, 2024

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP MA-VE(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
14.1.0, 14.1.0.1, 14.1.0.2, 14.1.0.3, 14.1.0.5, 14.1.0.6, 14.1.2, 14.1.2.1, 14.1.2.2, 14.1.2.3, 14.1.2.4, 15.0.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.1.1, 15.0.1.2, 15.0.1.3, 15.0.1.4, 15.1.0, 15.1.0.1

Fixed In:
16.0.0, 15.1.0.2, 14.1.2.5

Opened: Jan 11, 2019

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

An agetty error message is output to the /var/log/secure log fil every 10 seconds while the instance remains on: agetty[<process_id>]: /dev/tty0 ttyS0: No such file or directory.

Impact

This may fill the /var/log/secure log file. When /var/log is full, certain system services may degrade or become unresponsive (e.g., DNS).

Conditions

This agetty error message is an issue on all BIG-IP Virtual Edition and Cloud instances. It is not configuration-dependent.

Workaround

Manually extend the /var/log logical volume. For more information, see Increase disk space for BIG-IP VE :: https://clouddocs.f5.com/cloud/public/v1/shared/disk_space.html.

Fix Information

The issue causing the agetty error message in /var/log/secure has been resolved.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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