Details

The user home directory is space defined for the particular user to set local environment variables and to store personal files. Since the user is accountable for files stored in the user home directory, the user must be the owner of the directory.

Solution

Change the ownership of any home directories that are not owned by the defined user to the correct user.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/firepower/623/configuration/guide/fpmc-config-guide-v623.html

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|CM-6
• CSCv6|14.4

Source

• Tenable.com/audits