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

An XCCDF Rule

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.

ID
SV-258872r991589_rule
Version
PHTN-40-000209
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Navigate to and open:

/etc/login.defs

Add or update the following line:

CREATE_HOME yes