RHEL 10 must assign a home directory for local interactive user accounts upon creation.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-281171 | RHEL-10-600120 | SV-281171r1166465_rule | CCI-002824 | 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 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-03-11 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-281171r1166465_chk)
Verify RHEL 10 assigns a home directory for local interactive user accounts 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-85637r1166464_fix)
Configure RHEL 10 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