All RHEL 8 local interactive user accounts must be assigned a home directory upon creation.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-230324 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | RHEL-08-010760 | SV-230324r1017135_rule | 2025-03-26 | 2 |
| 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 files they should own. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify all local interactive users on RHEL 8 are assigned a home directory upon creation with the following command: $ sudo 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 RHEL 8 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 |