A separate RHEL 9 file system must be used for user home directories (such as /home or an equivalent).
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-257843 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | RHEL-09-231010 | SV-257843r991589_rule | 2025-02-27 | 2 |
| Description |
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| Ensuring that "/home" is mounted on its own partition enables the setting of more restrictive mount options, and also helps ensure that users cannot trivially fill partitions used for log or audit data storage. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify that a separate file system/partition has been created for "/home" with the following command: $ mount | grep /home UUID=fba5000f-2ffa-4417-90eb-8c54ae74a32f on /home type ext4 (rw,nodev,nosuid,noexec,seclabel) If a separate entry for "/home" is not in use, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Migrate the "/home" directory onto a separate file system/partition. |