STIGUI
V-221755CAT III — Low severitySV-221755r991589_rule

The Oracle Linux operating system must use a separate file system for /var.

Rule version OL07-00-021320 · STIG v3 · 2025-05-08

Discussion

The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becoming full or failing.

Check

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

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

# grep /var /etc/fstab UUID=c274f65f /var ext4 noatime,nobarrier 1 2

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

Fix

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

Identifiers

Group ID
V-221755
Group title
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
Rule ID
SV-221755r991589_rule
Check ID
C-23470r419337_chk
Fix ID
F-23459r419338_fix