RHEL 8 must use a separate file system for /var.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-230292	RHEL-08-010540	SV-230292r627750_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
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-09-07

Details

Check Text ( C-32961r567622_chk )
Verify that a separate file system/partition has been created for "/var". Check that a file system/partition has been created for "/var" with the following command: $ sudo grep /var /etc/fstab UUID=c274f65f /var xfs noatime,nobarrier 1 2 If a separate entry for "/var" is not in use, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32936r567623_fix)
Migrate the "/var" path onto a separate file system.