All RHEL 9 local interactive user accounts must be assigned a home directory upon creation.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-258043 | RHEL-09-411020 | SV-258043r991589_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 | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-14 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-258043r991589_chk)
Verify all local interactive users on RHEL 9 are assigned a home directory upon creation with the following command:
$ 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-61708r926115_fix)
Configure RHEL 9 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