A separate RHEL 9 file system must be used for user home directories (such as /home or an equivalent).
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>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.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-257843r991589_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Migrate the "/home" directory onto a separate file system/partition.