Deleting Packet Capture Files

Deleting packet capture files from the /var/tmp directory only temporarily removes the packet capture files. Packet capture files for the interface are automatically created again the next time a packet capture configuration change is committed. You must follow the procedure given in this section to delete packet capture files.

To delete a packet capture file:

1. Disable packet capture following the steps in Disabling Packet Capture.
2. Using the CLI, delete the packet capture file for the interface:
   1. From CLI operational mode, access the local UNIX shell:

      user@host> start shell

      %

   2. Navigate to the directory where packet capture files are stored:

      % cd /var/tmp

      %

   3. Delete the packet capture file for the interface—for example, pcap-file.fe.0.0.0:

      % rm pcap-file.fe.0.0.0

      %

   4. Return to the CLI operational mode:

      % exit

      user@host>

3. Reenable packet capture following the steps in Enabling Packet Capture (Required).
4. Commit the configuration.