OL 9 local interactive users must have a home directory assigned in the /etc/passwd file.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-271833 | OL09-00-003002 | SV-271833r1092607_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 |
| Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 |
Details
| Check Text (C-75883r1092606_chk) |
| Verify that OL 9 configures interactive users on the system have a home directory assigned with the following command: $ sudo awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($7 !~ /nologin/){print $1, $3, $6}' /etc/passwd smithk:x:1000:1000:smithk:/home/smithk:/bin/bash scsaustin:x:1001:1001:scsaustin:/home/scsaustin:/bin/bash djohnson:x:1002:1002:djohnson:/home/djohnson:/bin/bash Inspect the output and verify that all interactive users (normally users with a user identifier [UID] greater that 1000) have a home directory defined. If users home directory is not defined, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-75790r1092210_fix) |
| Create and assign home directories to all local interactive users on OL 9 that currently do not have a home directory assigned. |