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1.73 RHEL-09-231025

Information

RHEL 9 must use a separate file system for /var/log.

GROUP ID: V-257846
RULE ID: SV-257846r1044922

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

Solution

Migrate the "/var/log" path onto a separate file system.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/22008

Item Details

Audit Name: CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 STIG v1.0.0 CAT III

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-257846r1044922_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-09-231025, Vuln-ID|V-257846

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: b66e51bec3e7f4ac8cda2ca2281382e6b338a62fc61aa2bd0e9f84fe3227ef9b

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