The Photon operating system must create a home directory for all new local interactive user accounts.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-258872 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | PHTN-40-000209 | SV-258872r991589_rule | 2024-07-11 | 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
At the command line, run the following command to verify a home directory is created for all new user accounts:
# grep '^CREATE_HOME' /etc/login.defs
Example result:
CREATE_HOME yes
If the "CREATE_HOME" option is not set to "yes", is missing or commented out, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Navigate to and open:
/etc/login.defs
Add or update the following line:
CREATE_HOME yes