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The root account's home directory (other than /) must have mode 0700.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-775 GEN000920 SV-37355r1_rule ECCD-1 ECCD-2 Medium
Description
Permissions greater than 0700 could allow unauthorized users access to the root home directory.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2014-01-09

Details

Check Text ( C-36044r1_chk )
Check the mode of the root home directory.

Procedure:
# grep "^root" /etc/passwd | awk -F":" '{print $6}'
# ls -ld

If the mode of the directory is not equal to 0700, this is a finding. If the home directory is /, this check will be marked "Not Applicable".
Fix Text (F-31288r1_fix)
The root home directory will have permissions of 0700. Do not change the protections of the / directory. Use the following command to change protections for the root home directory:
# chmod 0700 /rootdir.