All SLEM 5 local interactive users must have a home directory assigned in the /etc/passwd file.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-261351 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | SLEM-05-411025 | SV-261351r1184412_rule | 2026-02-10 | 1 |
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 SLEM 5 local interactive users on the system have a home directory assigned with the following command:
> sudo pwck -r
user 'dosuser': directory '/home/dosuser' does not exist
Ask the system administrator (SA) if any users found without home directories are local interactive users. If the SA is unable to provide a response, check for users with a User Identifier (UID) of 1000 or greater with the following command:
> awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($1!="nobody"){print $1 ":" $3}' /etc/passwd
If any interactive users do not have a home directory assigned, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Assign home directories to all SLEM 5 local interactive users that currently do not have a home directory assigned.
Assign a home directory to users via the usermod command:
> sudo usermod -d /home/dosuser dosuser