Title

All SLEM 5 local interactive user accounts, upon creation, must be assigned a home directory. (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 SLEM 5 local interactive users on the system are assigned a home directory upon creation with the following command: > grep -i create_home /etc/login.defs CREATE_HOME yes If the "CREATE_HOME" parameter is not set to "yes", the line is commented out, or the line is missing, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure SLEM 5 to assign home directories to all new local interactive users. Add or modify the following line in the "/etc/login.defs" file: CREATE_HOME yes

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-261348r996500_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-261348

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

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