ESXi /tmp directory fills up with vim-cmd*.txt files
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ESXi /tmp directory fills up with vim-cmd*.txt files

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Article ID: 386776

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Products

VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms :

  • A large number of "vim-cmd*.txt" files are created under /tmp directory.
  • It can also cause Hostd service to crash.
  • These files can be cleared manually but it would be generated again within few weeks / Month.

Environment

  • VMware vSphere 8.x

Cause

  • This issue is caused due to admission failures in the nsx-exporter group.

Resolution

The issue is fixed in VMware vSphere 8.0.U3 and VMware NSX-T 4.1.0.