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V-257846

CAT III (Low)

RHEL 9 must use a separate file system for /var/log.

Rule ID

SV-257846r1044922_rule

STIG

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R8

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

Placing "/var/log" in its own partition enables better separation between log files and other files in "/var/".

Check Content

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

$ mount | grep /var/log

/dev/mapper/rhel-var_log on /var/log type xfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,seclabel,attr2,inode64,logbufs=8,logbsize=32k)
Note: Options displayed for mount may differ.

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

Fix Text

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