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Version

V1 · R2

CurrentPublished Fri Jul 22 2016

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

VMware ESX 3 Server

Assessment Title

Rule Text

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

Description

Discussion Text

If a user has a home directory defined that does not exist, the user may be given the / directory, by default, as the current working directory upon logon. This could create a denial of service because the user would not be able to perform useful tasks in this location.

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Objective

V-900

Rule

SV-900r2_rule

Severity

low

Rule Version

GEN001460

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Check all user accounts home directory assignments.  If any user account does not have a home directory, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

If a user has no home directory, determine why.  If possible, delete accounts with no home directory.  If the account is valid, then create the home directory using the appropriate system administration utility or manually create, i.e.,  mkdir <directory name>; copy the skeleton files into the directory;  chown <user name> <directory name> for the new directory and the skeleton files.  Document all changes.

STIG check 583 of 630 in the VMware ESX 3 Server STIG checklist

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