STIGQter: STIG Summary: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

All SUSE operating system local interactive users must have a home directory assigned in the /etc/passwd file.

DISA Rule

SV-234991r622137_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-234991

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

SLES-15-040070

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

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

Check Contents

Verify SUSE operating system local interactive users on the system have a home directory assigned.

Check for missing local interactive user home directories with the following command:

> sudo pwck -r
user 'smithj': directory '/home/smithj' does not exist

Ask the System Administrator (SA) if any users found without home directories are local interactive users. If the SA is unable to provide a response, check for users with a User Identifier (UID) of 1000 or greater with the following command:

> awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($1!="nobody"){print $1 ":" $3}' /etc/passwd

If any interactive users do not have a home directory assigned, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-234991

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SLES-15-040070

Severity Override Guidance

Verify SUSE operating system local interactive users on the system have a home directory assigned.

Check for missing local interactive user home directories with the following command:

> sudo pwck -r
user 'smithj': directory '/home/smithj' does not exist

Ask the System Administrator (SA) if any users found without home directories are local interactive users. If the SA is unable to provide a response, check for users with a User Identifier (UID) of 1000 or greater with the following command:

> awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($1!="nobody"){print $1 ":" $3}' /etc/passwd

If any interactive users do not have a home directory assigned, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5274

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