All SUSE operating system local interactive user accounts, upon creation, must be assigned a home directory.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-217171 | SLES-12-010720 | SV-217171r991589_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 |
| SLES 12 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-11-25 |
Details
| Check Text (C-18399r369669_chk) |
| Verify all SUSE operating system local interactive users on the system are assigned a home directory upon creation. Check to see if the system is configured to create home directories for local interactive users with the following command: # 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-18397r369670_fix) |
| Configure the SUSE operating system 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 |