OL 8 must use a separate file system for "/tmp".
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-248611 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | OL08-00-010543 | SV-248611r991589_rule | 2025-05-13 | 2 |
| Description |
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| 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 |
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| 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 Text: Verify that a separate file system/partition has been created for non-privileged local interactive user home directories. $ sudo grep /tmp /etc/fstab /dev/mapper/ol-tmp /tmp xfs defaults,nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0 If a separate entry for the file system/partition "/tmp" does not exist, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Migrate the "/tmp" directory onto a separate file system/partition. |