STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 31 Oct 2023:

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

DISA Rule

SV-258872r933677_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258872

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

PHTN-40-000209

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/etc/login.defs

Add or update the following line:

CREATE_HOME yes

Check Contents

At the command line, run the following command to verify a home directory is created for all new user accounts:

# grep '^CREATE_HOME' /etc/login.defs

Example result:

CREATE_HOME yes

If the "CREATE_HOME" option is not set to "yes", is missing or commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258872

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-40-000209

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, run the following command to verify a home directory is created for all new user accounts:

# grep '^CREATE_HOME' /etc/login.defs

Example result:

CREATE_HOME yes

If the "CREATE_HOME" option is not set to "yes", is missing or commented out, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5569