All OL 8 local interactive user accounts must be assigned a home directory upon creation.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-248644 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | OL08-00-010760 | SV-248644r991589_rule | 2026-02-13 | 2 |
Description
If local interactive users are not assigned a valid home directory, there is no place for the storage and control of files they should own.
ℹ️ Check
Verify all local interactive users on OL 8 are assigned a home directory upon creation with the following command:
$ sudo grep -i create_home /etc/login.defs
CREATE_HOME yes
If the value for "CREATE_HOME" parameter is not set to "yes", the line is missing, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Configure OL 8 to assign home directories to all new local interactive users by setting the "CREATE_HOME" parameter in "/etc/login.defs" to "yes" as follows.
CREATE_HOME yes