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V-261279

CAT II (Medium)

SLEM 5 must use a separate file system for /var.

Rule ID

SV-261279r996322_rule

STIG

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro (SLEM) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R4

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 SLEM 5 has a separate file system/partition for "/var" with the following command:

     > grep /var /etc/fstab
     UUID=c4e898dd-6cd9-4091-a733-9435e505957a /var btrfs defaults,subvol=@/var,x-initrd.mount 0 0

If a separate entry for "/var" does not exist, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Create a separate file system/partition on SLEM 5 for "/var".

Migrate "/var" onto the separate file system/partition.