Title

All SLEM 5 local interactive users must have a home directory assigned in the /etc/passwd file. (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 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 Text

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

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-261351r996506_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-261351

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

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