STIGQter: STIG Summary: SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro (SLEM) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 01 Apr 2026:

All SLEM 5 local interactive user home directories defined in the /etc/passwd file must exist.

DISA Rule

SV-261352r1184415_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-261352

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

SLEM-05-411030

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

Create home directories to all SLEM 5 local interactive users that currently do not have a home directory assigned. Use the following commands to create the user home directory assigned in "/etc/ passwd":

Note: The example will be for the user dosuser, who has a home directory of "/home/dosuser", a UID of "dosuser", and a Group Identifier (GID) of "users assigned" in "/etc/passwd".

> sudo mkdir /home/dosuser
> sudo chown dosuser /home/dosuser
> sudo chgrp users /home/dosuser
> sudo chmod 0750 /home/dosuser

Check Contents

Verify the assigned home directory of all SLEM 5 local interactive users on the system exists.

Check the home directory assignment for all local interactive nonprivileged users on the system with the following command:

> awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($7 !~ /nologin/){print $1, $6}' /etc/passwd
dosuser /home/dosuser

Note: This may miss interactive users that have been assigned a privileged User Identifier (UID). Evidence of interactive use may be obtained from a number of log files containing system logon information.

Check that all referenced home directories exist with the following command:

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

If any home directories referenced in "/etc/passwd" are returned as not defined, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-261352

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SLEM-05-411030

Severity Override Guidance

Check Content Reference

Target Key

5596