All SUSE operating system local interactive users must have a home directory assigned in the /etc/passwd file.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>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.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-217170r646728_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Assign home directories to all SUSE operating system local interactive users that currently do not have a home directory assigned.
Assign a home directory to users via the usermod command:
> sudo usermod -d /home/smithj smithj