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OL 8 must use a separate file system for "/var/log".


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-248609 OL08-00-010541 SV-248609r902795_rule Low
Description
The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becoming full or failing.
STIG Date
Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2024-02-19

Details

Check Text ( C-52043r902794_chk )
Verify that a separate file system has been created for "/var/log".

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

$ sudo grep /var/log /etc/fstab

/dev/mapper/... /var/log xfs defaults,nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0

If a separate entry for "/var/log" is not in use, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-51997r779392_fix)
Migrate the "/var/log" path onto a separate file system.