Users must have a valid home directory assignment.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| low | V-216186 | SRG-OS-000480 | SOL-11.1-070070 | SV-216186r959010_rule | 2024-11-25 | 3 |
| Description |
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| All users must be assigned a home directory in the passwd file. Failure to have a home directory may result in the user being put in the root directory. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| The root role is required. Determine if each user has a valid home directory. # logins -xo | while read line; do user=`echo ${line} | awk -F: '{ print $1 }'` home=`echo ${line} | awk -F: '{ print $6 }'` if [ -z "${home}" ]; then echo ${user} fi done If output is produced, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| The root role is required. Correct or justify any items discovered in the check step. Determine if there exists any users who are in passwd but do not have a home directory, and work with those users to determine the best course of action in accordance with site policy. This generally means deleting the user or creating a valid home directory. |