AlmaLinux OS 9 must use a separate file system for the system audit data path.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-269507 | ALMA-09-051940 | SV-269507r1050390_rule | Low |
| Description |
| Placing "/var/log/audit" in its own partition enables better separation between audit files and other system files, and helps ensure that auditing cannot be halted due to the partition running out of space. |
| STIG | Date |
| CloudLinux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-22 |
Details
| Check Text (C-73538r1048897_chk) |
| Verify that a separate file system/partition has been created for the system audit data path with the following command: Note: /var/log/audit is used as the example as it is a common location. $ findmnt /var/log/audit TARGET SOURCE FSTYPE OPTIONS /var/log/audit /dev/mapper/luks-29b74747-2f82-4472-82f5-0b5eb763effc xfs rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,seclabel,attr2,inode64,logbufs=8,logbsize=32k,noquota If no line is returned, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-73439r1048898_fix) |
| Migrate the system audit data path onto a separate file system. |