The system must use a separate file system for /var/log.

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The system must use a separate file system for /var/log.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
RHEL-06-000003	RHEL-06-000003	RHEL-06-000003_rule		Low

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

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-02-05

Details

Check Text ( C-RHEL-06-000003_chk )
Run the following command to determine if "/var/log" is on its own partition or logical volume: $ mount \| grep "on /var/log" If "/var/log" has its own partition or volume group, a line will be returned. If no line is returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-RHEL-06-000003_fix)
System logs are stored in the "/var/log" directory. Ensure that it has its own partition or logical volume at installation time, or migrate it using LVM.