RHEL 8 must use a separate file system for /var.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-230292	RHEL-08-010540	SV-230292r1017103_rule		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-32961r902717_chk)

Verify that a separate file system has been created for "/var".

Check that a file system has been created for "/var" with the following command:

$ sudo grep /var /etc/fstab

/dev/mapper/... /var xfs defaults,nodev 0 0

If a separate entry for "/var" is not in use, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32936r567623_fix)

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