auditd[ ]: dispatch err (pipe full) event lost

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Why does the /var/log/messages file show the following error message?
Jul 15 03:28:04 hostname auditd[2117]: dispatch err (pipe full) event lost
Jul 15 03:28:04 hostname auditd[2117]: dispatch error reporting limit reached - ending report notification.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • auditd

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