Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R2

CurrentPublished Wed Sep 30 2026

All TOSS 5 local interactive user accounts must be assigned a home directory upon creation.

Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

All TOSS 5 local interactive user accounts must be assigned a home directory upon creation.

Description

Discussion Text

If local interactive users are not assigned a valid home directory, there is no place for the storage and control of files they should own.

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Objective

V-282721

Rule

SV-282721r1201143_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

TOSS-05-000293

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Verify all local interactive users on TOSS 5 are assigned a home directory upon creation using 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.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure TOSS 5 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

STIG check 347 of 391 in the Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 5 STIG checklist

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