UBTU-16-010720 - All 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 the Ubuntu operating system that currently do not have a home directory assigned.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_CAN_Ubuntu_16-04_LTS_V2R3_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA STIG Ubuntu 16.04 LTS v2r3

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-215004r610931_rule, STIG-ID|UBTU-16-010720, STIG-Legacy|SV-90239, STIG-Legacy|V-75559, Vuln-ID|V-215004

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: e28eed526b37835af5b586409b4995e01b44c0aae2c6f6b6b30c267207c7121a