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V-204494

CAT III (Low)

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must use a separate file system for /var.

Rule ID

SV-204494r991589_rule

STIG

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V3R15

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becoming full or failing.

Check Content

Verify that a separate file system/partition has been created for "/var".

Check that a file system/partition has been created for "/var" with the following command:

# grep /var /etc/fstab
UUID=c274f65f    /var                    ext4    noatime,nobarrier        1 2

If a separate entry for "/var" is not in use, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Migrate the "/var" path onto a separate file system.