The root shell must be located in the / file system.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
GEN001080-ESXI5-PNF	GEN001080-ESXI5-PNF	GEN001080-ESXI5-PNF_rule		Low

Description
To ensure the root shell is available in repair and administrative modes, the root shell must be located in the / file system. Permanent not a finding - Both the sh and ash shells are located in /bin which is in /, i.e., not a mounted directory.

STIG	Date
VMware ESXi v5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-01-15

Details

Check Text ( C-GEN001080-ESXI5-PNF_chk )
ESXi supports this requirement and cannot be configured to be out of compliance. This is a permanent not a finding.

Fix Text (F-GEN001080-ESXI5-PNF_fix)
This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required.