File System Layout
Managed RHEL VMs have configured the file system layout described below. You should not attempt to change these settings. Swisscom uses the compliance checks to check whether the settings are set accordingly.
| File system | Size | Type | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| / | 10 GB | xfs | Directory which contains the necessary files to boot the system |
| /boot | 1 GB | xfs | Directory for the static files of the bootloader |
| /home | 1 GB | xfs | Directory for user homes |
| /opt | 1 GB | xfs | Directory for additionally installable programs, mostly large packages or commercial software |
| /tmp | 1.5 GB | xfs | Directory for temporary files |
| /usr/local | 0.5 GB | xfs | Directory for self-compiled programs |
| /var | 6 GB | xfs | Directory for log files |
| /var/log | 1 GB | xfs | Directory for log files |
| /var/log/audit | 0.5 GB | xfs | Directory for auditing service log files |