All interactive user home directories defined in the /etc/passwd file must exist.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-900	GEN001460	SV-38489r2_rule	ECSC-1	Low

Description
If a user has a home directory defined that does not exist, the user may be given the / directory, by default, as the current working directory upon logon. This could create a Denial of Service because the user would not be able to perform useful tasks in this location.

STIG	Date
HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-09-14

Details

Check Text ( C-36334r3_chk )
Verify the consistency of the assigned home directories in the authentication database. For Trusted Mode: # authck -av If any assigned home directory does not exist, this is a finding. For SMSE: # pwck If any assigned home directory does not exist, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-31589r2_fix)
Determine why the user home directory does not exist. Possible actions include: account deletion or disablement. If the account is determined to be valid, create the home directory either manually (mkdir directoryname, copy the skeleton files into the directory, chown account name for the new directory and the skeleton files) or via the HP SMH/SAM utility.