RHEL-08-010720 - All RHEL 8 local interactive users must have a home directory assigned in the /etc/passwd file.

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

Assign home directories to all local interactive users on RHEL 8 that currently do not have a home directory assigned.

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-230320r1017131_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-08-010720, Vuln-ID|V-230320

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: e81f798bac40d816230211d48139eee4e8bf79e8b980cd14af5df7a1212b5998