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RHEL-08-010760 - All RHEL 8 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 RHEL 8 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_RHEL_8_V2R7_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 STIG v2r7
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-230324r1017135_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-08-010760, Vuln-ID|V-230324
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 3a86531e41ef86643c440ff79884b96d1341465f74d1d7016aeb613f3ae4d64f