All RHEL 8 local interactive users must have a home directory assigned in the /etc/passwd file.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-230320 | RHEL-08-010720 | SV-230320r1017131_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 | 2025-05-14 |
Details
| Check Text (C-32989r567706_chk) |
| Verify local interactive users on RHEL 8 have a home directory assigned with the following command: $ sudo pwck -r user 'lp': directory '/var/spool/lpd' does not exist user 'news': directory '/var/spool/news' does not exist user 'uucp': directory '/var/spool/uucp' does not exist user 'www-data': directory '/var/www' does not exist Ask the System Administrator (SA) if any users found without home directories are local interactive users. If the SA is unable to provide a response, check for users with a User Identifier (UID) of 1000 or greater with the following command: $ sudo awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($7 !~ /nologin/){print $1, $3, $6}' /etc/passwd If any interactive users do not have a home directory assigned, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-32964r567707_fix) |
| Assign home directories to all local interactive users on RHEL 8 that currently do not have a home directory assigned. |