The Oracle Linux operating system must use a separate file system for the system audit data path large enough to hold at least one week of audit data.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| low | V-221756 | SRG-OS-000341-GPOS-00132 | OL07-00-021330 | SV-221756r958752_rule | 2025-05-08 | 3 |
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.
ℹ️ Check
Determine if the operating system is configured to have the "/var/log/audit" path is on a separate file system.
# grep /var/log/audit /etc/fstab
If no result is returned, or the operating system is not configured to have "/var/log/audit" on a separate file system, this is a finding.
Verify that "/var/log/audit" is mounted on a separate file system:
# mount | grep "/var/log/audit"
If no result is returned, or "/var/log/audit" is not on a separate file system, this is a finding.
Verify the size of the audit file system:
# df -h /var/log/audit
If the size is insufficient for a week of audit data, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Migrate the system audit data path onto an appropriately sized separate file system to store at least one week of audit records.