GEN001440 - All interactive users must be assigned a home directory in the /etc/passwd file.

Information

If users do not have a valid home directory, there is no place for the storage and control of files they own.

Solution

Assign a home directory to any user without one.

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_STIG_Library_2015_07.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA AIX 5.3 STIG v1r2

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6, CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000225, CSCv6|3.1, Rule-ID|SV-27186r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN001440, Vuln-ID|V-899

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: b39235fc9fdd8a1e4a99cb776d410f5c925cdd8c42808580f3825bfe0478fc45