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RHEL-09-231010 A separate RHEL 9 file system must be used for user home directories (such as /home or an equivalent).

DISA STIG library V2R10
All changes in this version
first version loaded CAT II

Maps to CM-6 via CCI-000366

Title

A separate RHEL 9 file system must be used for user home directories (such as /home or an equivalent).

Control

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.

Discussion

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.

Related controls

CCI-000366

Fix

Migrate the "/home" directory onto a separate file system/partition.