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V-775

CAT II (Medium)

The root accounts home directory (other than /) must have mode 0700.

Rule ID

SV-44902r1_rule

STIG

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R12

CCIs

CCI-000225

Discussion

Permissions greater than 0700 could allow unauthorized users access to the root home directory.

Check Content

Check the mode of the root home directory.

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

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

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.