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XCCDF
Guide to the Secure Configuration of Ubuntu 22.04
System Settings
Account and Access Control
Secure Session Configuration Files for Login Accounts
Ensure users own their home directories
Ensure users own their home directories
An XCCDF Rule
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Ensure users own their home directories
Medium Severity
The user home directory is space defined for the particular user to set local environment variables and to store personal files. Since the user is accountable for files stored in the user home directory, the user must be the owner of the directory.