Check: GEN000900
HP-UX 11.31 STIG:
GEN000900
(in versions v1 r19 through v1 r13)
Title
The root user's home directory must not be the root directory (/). (Cat III impact)
Discussion
Changing the root home directory to something other than / and assigning it a 0700 protection makes it more difficult for intruders to manipulate the system by reading the files root places in its default directory. It also gives root the same discretionary access control for root's home directory as for the other plain user home directories.
Check Content
Determine if root is assigned a home directory other than / by listing its home directory. # cat /etc/passwd | grep "^root" | cut -f 6,6 -d ":" If the root user home directory is /, this is a finding.
Fix Text
The root home directory should be something other than / (such as /roothome). # mkdir /rootdir # chown root /rootdir # chgrp root /rootdir # chmod 700 /rootdir # cp -r /.??* /rootdir/. Edit the passwd file and change the root home directory to /rootdir. The cp -r /.??* command copies all files and subdirectories of file names that begin with "." into the new root directory, which preserves the previous root environment. Ensure you are in the "/" directory when executing the "cp" command.
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-34829r1_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-774
Group Title: GEN000900
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
---|---|
CCI-000366 |
The organization implements the security configuration settings. |
Controls
Number | Title |
---|---|
CM-6 |
Configuration Settings |