6.2.7 Ensure all users' home directories exist (Scored) [SecScan]

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======6.2.7 Ensure all users' home directories exist (Scored)======
=====Profile Applicability=====  
<code>
Level 1 - Server
Level 1 - Workstation 
</code>

=====Description=====
Users can be defined in ''/etc/passwd'' without a home directory or with a home directory that does not actually exist.

=====Rationale=====
If the user's home directory does not exist or is unassigned, the user will be placed in "/" and will not be able to write any files or have local environment variables set.

=====Audit===== 
Run the following script and verify no results are returned:
<Code:bash>
#!/bin/bash 
cat /etc/passwd | awk -F: '{ print $1 " " $3 " " $6 }' | while read user uid dir; do
  if [ $uid -ge 1000 -a ! -d "$dir" -a $user != "nfsnobody" ]; then
    echo "The home directory ($dir) of user $user does not exist." 
  fi 
done
</Code>

=====Remediation=====
If any users' home directories do not exist, create them and make sure the respective user owns the directory. Users without an assigned home directory should be removed or assigned a home directory as appropriate.