Title

All RHEL 8 local interactive user accounts must be assigned a home directory upon creation. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

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.

Check Content

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 Text

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

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-230324r1017135_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-230324

Group Title: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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