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


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-12003 GEN003620 SV-35048r1_rule ECSC-1 Low
Description
The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from the / file system becoming full or failing.
STIG Date
HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2013-03-28

Details

Check Text ( C-36514r1_chk )
Determine if the /home path is a separate filesystem.
# cat /etc/fstab | tr '\011' ' ' | tr -s ' ' | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' | \ grep -v "^#" | cut -f 2,2 -d " " | grep "^/home" | grep -v "/home/"

If the above command returns nothing, /home is not on a separate filesystem and this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-31874r1_fix)
Migrate the /home (or equivalent) path onto a separate file system.