All RHEL 8 local interactive user accounts must be assigned a home directory upon creation.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-230324 | RHEL-08-010760 | SV-230324r1017135_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| 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. |
| STIG | Date |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-03-26 |
Details
| Check Text (C-32993r567718_chk) |
| Verify all local interactive users on RHEL 8 are assigned a home directory upon creation with the following command: $ sudo grep -i create_home /etc/login.defs CREATE_HOME yes If the value for "CREATE_HOME" parameter is not set to "yes", the line is missing, or the line is commented out, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-32968r567719_fix) |
| Configure RHEL 8 to assign home directories to all new local interactive users by setting the "CREATE_HOME" parameter in "/etc/login.defs" to "yes" as follows. CREATE_HOME yes |