All TOSS 5 local interactive user accounts must be assigned a home directory upon creation.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-282721 | TOSS-05-000293 | SV-282721r1201143_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 | |||
| Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-04-01 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-282721r1201143_chk)
Verify all local interactive users on TOSS 5 are assigned a home directory upon creation using 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-87187r1201142_fix)
Configure TOSS 5 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