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_RedHat_5_V1R18_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA STIG for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 v1r18 Audit

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-6, CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000225, Group-ID|V-899, Rule-ID|SV-37375r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN001440, Vuln-ID|V-899

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 06267bfc57af218c2e05240ab8d2d6b5667c8915b16915dc7c77fe45e5302a63