"/usr/lib/sa/sa1 1 1 Cannot write data to system activity file: No space left on device"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The following messages are logged on the RHEL machine:
/usr/lib/sa/sa1 1 1       Cannot write data to system activity file: No space left on device 
/usr/lib/sa/sa2 -A     End of system activity file unexpected

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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