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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
System Settings
Account and Access Control
Secure Session Configuration Files for Login Accounts
Ensure Home Directories are Created for New Users
Ensure Home Directories are Created for New Users
An XCCDF Rule
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Ensure Home Directories are Created for New Users
Medium Severity
All local interactive user accounts, upon creation, should be assigned a home directory.
Configure the operating system 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