All AlmaLinux OS 9 local interactive user accounts must be assigned a home directory upon creation.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-269208	ALMA-09-014540	SV-269208r1050090_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
CloudLinux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2025-05-22

Details

Check Text (C-73239r1049315_chk)

Verify all local interactive users on AlmaLinux OS 9 are assigned a home directory upon creation with the following command:

$ grep 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-73140r1049316_fix)

Configure AlmaLinux OS 9 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