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The Photon operating system must create a home directory for all new local interactive user accounts.

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-258872r933677_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

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/etc/login.defs

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