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V-269213

CAT II (Medium)

All AlmaLinux OS 9 local interactive users must have a home directory assigned in the /etc/passwd file.

Rule ID

SV-269213r1050095_rule

STIG

Cloud Linux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R6

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

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.

Check Content

Verify that interactive users on the system have a home directory assigned with the following command:
 
$ awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($7 !~ /nologin/){print $1, $6}' /etc/passwd

simon /home/simon
test /home/test
testdupe /home/testdupe

Inspect the output and verify that all interactive users (normally users with a UID greater that 1000) have a home directory defined.

If users home directory is not defined, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Create and assign home directories to all local interactive users on AlmaLinux OS 9 that currently do not have a home directory assigned.