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Users must have a valid home directory assignment.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-48109 SOL-11.1-070070 SV-60981r1_rule Low
Description
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.
STIG Date
Solaris 11 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-01-27

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-51717r1_fix)
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.