Users must have a valid home directory assignment.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-216186 | SOL-11.1-070070 | SV-216186r959010_rule | CCI-000366 | low |
| Description | ||||
| All users must be assigned a home directory in the passwd file. Failure to have a home directory may result in the user being put in the root directory. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-05 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-216186r959010_chk)
The root role is required.
Determine if each user has a valid home directory.
# logins -xo | while read line; do
user=`echo ${line} | awk -F: '{ print $1 }'`
home=`echo ${line} | awk -F: '{ print $6 }'`
if [ -z "${home}" ]; then
echo ${user}
fi
done
If output is produced, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-17422r372941_fix)
The root role is required.
Correct or justify any items discovered in the check step. Determine if there exists any users who are in passwd but do not have a home directory, and work with those users to determine the best course of action in accordance with site policy. This generally means deleting the user or creating a valid home directory.