diff --git a/docs/harbian_audit_Debian_9_Benchmark_v0.1.mkd b/docs/harbian_audit_Debian_9_Benchmark_v0.1.mkd index 1cd9f18..3458d16 100644 --- a/docs/harbian_audit_Debian_9_Benchmark_v0.1.mkd +++ b/docs/harbian_audit_Debian_9_Benchmark_v0.1.mkd @@ -495,6 +495,31 @@ Configure the operating system to enforce a delay of at least four seconds betwe auth optional pam_faildelay.so delay=4000000 ``` +## 10.1.10 Set create home bool to yes (Scored) + +### Profile Applicability +Level 3 + +### Description +All local interactive user accounts, upon creation, must be assigned a home directory. + +### Rationale +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. + +### Aduit +Verify all local interactive users on the system are assigned a home directory upon creation. Check to see if the system is configured to create home directories for local interactive users with 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. + +### Remediation +Configure the operating system 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 +``` + template ### Profile Applicability