Amazon Linux 2023 must use a separate file system for the system audit data path.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| low | V-274068 | SRG-OS-000341-GPOS-00132 | AZLX-23-002020 | SV-274068r1120192_rule | 2025-11-20 | 1 |
| Description |
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| 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. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify Amazon Linux 2023 has a separate file system/partition 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. $ mount | grep /var/log/audit UUID=2efb2979-45ac-82d7-0ae632d11f51 on /var/log/home type xfs (rw,realtime,seclabel,attr2,inode64) |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Configure Amazon Linux 2023 to have a separate file system/partition for the system audit data path. Migrate the system audit data path onto a separate partition. |