ALMA-09-014540 - All AlmaLinux OS 9 local interactive user accounts must be assigned a home directory upon creation.

Information

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.

Solution

Configure AlmaLinux OS 9 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

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_CL_AlmaLinux_OS_9_V1R6_STIG.zip