VMWare: Getting "No space left on device" when executing efibootmgr or mokutil command to add entries

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When executing efibootmgr -C command to add a boot entry, the following error message is displayed

    # efibootmgr -C -L "TEST Red Hat Enterprise Linux" -d /dev/sda -o 1 -l "\\EFI\\redhat\\shimx64.efi"
Could not prepare Boot variable: No space left on device

  • When executing mokutil --import command to import a certificate, the following error message is displayed

    # mokutil --import ./<cert>.cer --root-pw
Failed to enroll new keys

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and later
    • VMWare VMs in UEFI mode

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