The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that all local interactive user accounts, upon creation, are assigned a home directory.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-221727 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | OL07-00-020610 | SV-221727r991589_rule | 2025-02-20 | 3 |
| Description |
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| If local interactive users are not assigned a valid home directory, there is no place for the storage and control of owned files. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify all local interactive users on the system are assigned a home directory upon creation. Check to see if the system is configured to create home directories for local interactive users with the following command: # grep -i create_home /etc/login.defs CREATE_HOME yes If the value for "CREATE_HOME" parameter is not set to "yes", the line is missing, or the line is commented out, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Configure the operating system 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 |