Cannot write to /var/log/messages (while installing VirusScan Enterprise For Linux)

Technical Articles ID: KB81260
Last Modified: 4/7/2017

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for Linux 2.x, 1.x

When you attempt to install VirusScan Enterprise For Linux (VSEL) you see the following error:

Cannot write on /var/log/messages

This error occurs when there is no free disk space available for the installer to perform its tasks.

McAfee recommends that you have at least 500 MB of free space in /var to successfully install VSEL.

Install/Uninstall
VirusScan Enterprise for Linux 2.0.x
VirusScan Enterprise for Linux 1.9.x

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