RHEL 8 must use a separate file system for /var/log.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-230293 | RHEL-08-010541 | SV-230293r1017104_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 | 2025-03-26 |
Details
| Check Text (C-32962r902719_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-32937r567626_fix) |
| Migrate the "/var/log" path onto a separate file system. |