documentation_complete: true
title: 'Ensure /usr Located On Separate Partition'
description: |-
It is recommended that the /usr directory resides on a separate
partition.
rationale: |-
The /usr partition contains system software, utilities and files.
Putting it on a separate partition allows limiting its size and applying
restrictions through mount options.
severity: medium
identifiers:
cce@rhel8: CCE-83343-4
cce@rhel9: CCE-90144-7
cce@rhel10: CCE-90748-5
cce@sle12: CCE-91488-7
cce@sle15: CCE-91180-0
{{{ complete_ocil_entry_separate_partition(part="/usr") }}}
template:
name: mount
vars:
mountpoint: /usr
min_size: 5368709120