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All TOSS local interactive user home directories must be owned by root.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-252970 TOSS-04-020310 SV-252970r824234_rule Medium
Description
Users' home directories/folders may contain information of a sensitive nature. Non-privileged users should coordinate any sharing of information with an SA through shared resources.
STIG Date
Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 4 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2022-08-29

Details

Check Text ( C-56423r824232_chk )
Check that all user home directories are owned by the root user with the following command:

$ find $(awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($7 !~ /nologin/){print $6}' /etc/passwd) -maxdepth 0 -not -user root -ls

If there is any output, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-56373r824233_fix)
Change the owner of interactive user's home directories to root.

To change the owner of a local interactive user's home directory, use the following command:

Note: The example will be for the user "smithj."

$ sudo chown root /home/smithj