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V-205663

CAT I (High)

Windows Server 2019 local volumes must use a format that supports NTFS attributes.

Rule ID

SV-205663r1137691_rule

STIG

Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V3R8

CCIs

CCI-000213

Discussion

The ability to set access permissions and auditing is critical to maintaining the security and proper access controls of a system. To support this, volumes must be formatted using a file system that supports NTFS attributes.

Check Content

Open "Computer Management".

Select "Disk Management" under "Storage".

For each local volume, if the file system does not indicate "NTFS", this is a finding.

Resilient file system (ReFS) and Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) are also acceptable and are not findings. 

This does not apply to system partitions such the Recovery and EFI System Partition.

Fix Text

Format volumes to use NTFS, ReFS, or CSV.