The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must use a separate file system for /tmp (or equivalent).
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becoming full or failing.
- ID
- SV-204496r603261_rule
- Version
- RHEL-07-021340
- Severity
- Low
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Start the "tmp.mount" service with the following command:
# systemctl enable tmp.mount
OR
Edit the "/etc/fstab" file and ensure the "/tmp" directory is defined in the fstab with a device and mount point.