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SLES-15-040070 - All SUSE operating system 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.NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.
Solution
Assign home directories to all SUSE operating system local interactive users that currently do not have a home directory assigned.Assign a home directory to users via the usermod command:
> sudo usermod -d /home/doduser doduser
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SLES_15_V2R8_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 STIG v2r8
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-234991r1184468_rule, STIG-ID|SLES-15-040070, Vuln-ID|V-234991
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: ab55ff83dbfe2cf9d195208bc8ae324882aefa07499db59ecb673667241ca29e