---
name: "sa2"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "sysstat"
version: "12.8.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sa2"
---

# sa2(8)

Create a report from the current standard system activity daily data file.

## NAME

sa2 - Create a report from the current standard system activity daily data file.

## SYNOPSIS

**/usr/lib/sa/sa2**

## DESCRIPTION

The **sa2** command is a shell procedure variant of the **sar** command which writes a daily report in the *sarDD* or the *sarYYYYMMDD* file, where *YYYY* stands for the current year, *MM* for the current month and *DD* for the current day. By default the report is saved in the */var/log/sa* directory. The **sa2** command will also remove reports more than one week old by default. You can however keep reports for a longer (or a shorter) period by setting the **HISTORY** environment variable. Read the [**sysstat**(5)](/sysstat/5.md) manual page for details.

The **sa2** command accepts most of the flags and parameters of the **sar** command.

The **sa2** command is designed to be started automatically by the **cron** command.

## EXAMPLES

To run the **sa2** command daily, place the following entry in your root crontab file:

**5 19 \* \* 1-5 /usr/lib/sa/sa2 -A**

This will generate by default a daily report called *sarDD* in the */var/log/sa* directory, where the *DD* parameter is a number representing the day of the month.

## FILES

*/var/log/sa/sarDD*\
 */var/log/sa/sarYYYYMMDD*

The standard system activity daily report files and their default location. *YYYY* stands for the current year, *MM* for the current month and *DD* for the current day.

## AUTHOR

Sebastien Godard (sysstat \<at\> orange.fr)

## SEE ALSO

[**sar**(1)](/sar/1.md), [**sadc**(8)](/sadc/8.md), [**sa1**(8)](/sa1/8.md), [**sadf**(1)](/sadf/1.md), [**sysstat**(5)](/sysstat/5.md)

*https://github.com/sysstat/sysstat*\
 *https://sysstat.github.io/*