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PHTN-67-000080 - The Photon operating system must create a home directory for all new local interactive user accounts.

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

Open /etc/login.defs with a text editor.

Ensure that the following is present and any existing CREATE_HOME line is removed:

CREATE_HOME yes

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-7_Y23M07_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-239151r675261_rule, STIG-ID|PHTN-67-000080, Vuln-ID|V-239151

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 54446d53fcb69106238224c43ba86b74ada98c39f285b10e3ec463157d573fd7