STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 9 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

All RHEL 9 local interactive user accounts must be assigned a home directory upon creation.

DISA Rule

SV-258043r991589_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258043

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

RHEL-09-411020

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 9 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

Check Contents

Verify all local interactive users on RHEL 9 are assigned a home directory upon creation with the following command:

$ grep -i create_home /etc/login.defs

CREATE_HOME yes

If the value for "CREATE_HOME" parameter is not set to "yes", the line is missing, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258043

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-09-411020

Severity Override Guidance

Verify all local interactive users on RHEL 9 are assigned a home directory upon creation with the following command:

$ grep -i create_home /etc/login.defs

CREATE_HOME yes

If the value for "CREATE_HOME" parameter is not set to "yes", the line is missing, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5551