All OL 8 local interactive user accounts must be assigned a home directory upon creation.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-248644 | OL08-00-010760 | SV-248644r991589_rule | CCI-000366 | 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 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-13 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.4.2
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000366
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-248644r991589_chk)
Verify all local interactive users on OL 8 are assigned a home directory upon creation with the following command:
$ sudo grep -i 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-52032r779497_fix)
Configure OL 8 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