Erich Wetzel

Q: Messages server disk full issue

- Server 5.1.7 on a Mac Mini Server running 10.11.6

- Clients all 10.11.6 using the built in Messages.app.

- Network users with user homes on the same Server as Messages server.

- None of the disk drives on the various machines involved with the issue below are showing errors in DiskUtility.app.

- All disk drives on all involved machines have plenty of space available.

 

Messages Server allows connections and works fine but seems to be having some trouble. After a few days running, the server starts to trigger an error with each message sent. The issue goes away on reboot of the server only to recur a few days later. I cloned the server OS disk to a known good external drive and booted from it. No behavior change.

 

Users get an OS error message with a Messages.app icon in the top left and main title reading "Disk Full" followed by "Your disk is almost full. This may cause incoming messages to be lost.

 

I have not been able to find anything useful in any of the logs but I may not be looking in the right place.

 

Anyone see this or have any idea where to go looking for ways to confirm the problem?

 

Thanks - Erich

OS X Server

Posted on Sep 15, 2016 1:30 PM