All TOSS local interactive user home directories must be owned by root.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-252970 | TOSS-04-020310 | SV-252970r991592_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Users' home directories/folders may contain information of a sensitive nature. Non-privileged users should coordinate any sharing of information with an SA through shared resources. |
| STIG | Date |
| Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 4 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 |
Details
| Check Text (C-56423r824232_chk) |
| Check that all user home directories are owned by the root user with the following command: $ find $(awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($7 !~ /nologin/){print $6}' /etc/passwd) -maxdepth 0 -not -user root -ls If there is any output, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-56373r824233_fix) |
| Change the owner of interactive user's home directories to root. To change the owner of a local interactive user's home directory, use the following command: Note: The example will be for the user "smithj." $ sudo chown root /home/smithj |