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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-12003	GEN003620	SV-37640r1_rule	ECSC-1	Low

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.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-03-01

Details

Check Text ( C-36838r1_chk )
Determine if the /home path is a separate filesystem. # grep "/home " /etc/fstab If no result is returned, /home is not on a separate filesystem this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-31675r1_fix)
Migrate the /home (or equivalent) path onto a separate file system.