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

Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-269303 ALMA-09-025320 SV-269303r1050185_rule   Medium
Description
Placing "/var/log" in its own partition enables better separation between log files and other files in "/var/".
STIG Date
CloudLinux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2025-05-22

Details

Check Text (C-73334r1048285_chk)
Verify that a separate file system/partition has been created for "/var/log" with the following command:

$ mount | grep ' /var/log '

/dev/mapper/luks-e0d162f5-fad8-463e-8e39-6bd09e672961 on /var/log type xfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,seclabel,attr2,inode64,logbufs=8,logbsize=32k,noquota)

If a separate entry for "/var/log" is not in use, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-73235r1048286_fix)
Migrate the "/var/log" path onto a separate file system.