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 | CCI-000366 | 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 | 2025-05-14 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-230293r1017104_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.