Solaris 10 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V2 · R4

CurrentPublished Thu Jan 26 2023

All interactive users must be assigned a home directory in the /etc/passwd file.

Solaris 10 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

All interactive users must be assigned a home directory in the /etc/passwd file.

Description

Discussion Text

If users do not have a valid home directory, there is no place for the storage and control of files they own.

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Objective

V-227652

Rule

SV-227652r603266_rule

Severity

low

Rule Version

GEN001440

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Use pwck to verify home directory assignments are present.
# pwck
If any user is not assigned a home directory, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Assign a home directory to any user without one.

STIG check 175 of 513 in the Solaris 10 X86 STIG checklist

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