STIGUI
V-235005CAT III — Low severitySV-235005r991589_rule

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

Rule version SLES-15-040210 · STIG v2 · 2026-08-20

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 the SUSE operating system has a separate file system/partition 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

Create a separate file system/partition on the SUSE operating system for "/var".

Migrate "/var" onto the separate file system/partition.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-235005
Group title
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
Rule ID
SV-235005r991589_rule
Check ID
C-38193r619284_chk
Fix ID
F-38156r619285_fix