OL6-00-000003 - The system must use a separate file system for /var/log.

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Information

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

Solution

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.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Oracle_Linux_6_V2R6_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-208795r793580_rule, STIG-ID|OL6-00-000003, STIG-Legacy|SV-64735, STIG-Legacy|V-50529, Vuln-ID|V-208795

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 6381a121a1e39d68edea81ea0d595c94823d15ca060b6bcff5e1fce2cd2ccaec