All SLEM 5 local interactive users must have a home directory assigned in the /etc/passwd file.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-261351 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | SLEM-05-411025 | SV-261351r996506_rule | 2024-06-04 | 1 |
| 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 SLEM 5 local interactive users on the system have a home directory assigned with the following command: > sudo pwck -r user 'smithj': directory '/home/smithj' does not exist Ask the system administrator (SA) if any users found without home directories are local interactive users. If the SA is unable to provide a response, check for users with a User Identifier (UID) of 1000 or greater with the following command: > awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($1!="nobody"){print $1 ":" $3}' /etc/passwd If any interactive users do not have a home directory assigned, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Assign home directories to all SLEM 5 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/smithj smithj |