Rule version SLEM-05-411010 · STIG v1 · 2026-08-20
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.
Verify all SLEM 5 local interactive users on the system are assigned a home directory upon creation with the following command:
> grep -i create_home /etc/login.defs
CREATE_HOME yesIf the "CREATE_HOME" parameter is not set to "yes", the line is commented out, or the line is missing, this is a finding.
Configure SLEM 5 to assign home directories to all new local interactive users.
Add or modify the following line in the "/etc/login.defs" file:
CREATE_HOME yes