Create Separate Partition for /var

Details

The /var directory is used by daemons and other system services to temporarily store dynamic data. Some directories created by these processes may be world-writable. Since the /var directory may contain world-writable files and directories, there is a risk of resource exhaustion if it is not bound to a separate partition.

Solution

For new installations, during installation create a custom partition setup and specify a separate partition for /var. For systems that were previously installed, use the Logical Volume Manager (LVM) to create partitions.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

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Updated on July 16, 2022
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