Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V2 · R9

ArchivedPublished Wed Jul 01 2026

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

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

Description

Discussion Text

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

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Objective

V-257846

Rule

SV-257846r1044922_rule

Severity

low

Rule Version

RHEL-09-231025

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Verify that a separate file system/partition has been created for "/var/log" with the following command:

$ mount | grep /var/log

/dev/mapper/rhel-var_log on /var/log type xfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,seclabel,attr2,inode64,logbufs=8,logbsize=32k)
Note: Options displayed for mount may differ.

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

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

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

STIG check 69 of 445 in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 STIG checklist

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