All SUSE operating system local interactive user accounts, upon creation, must be assigned a home directory.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-217171 | SLES-12-010720 | SV-217171r991589_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 | |||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-14 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-217171r991589_chk)
Verify all SUSE operating system local interactive users on the system are assigned a home directory upon creation.
Check to see if the system is configured to create home directories for local interactive users 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-18397r369670_fix)
Configure the SUSE operating system 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