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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-38463	RHEL-06-000003	SV-50263r1_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	2015-05-26

Details

Check Text ( C-46018r1_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-43408r1_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.