macOS
TMA-MACOS-5.9
Ensure the Guest Home Folder Does Not Exist
HighLevel 1Automatedmacos
Description
In the previous two controls, the guest account login has been disabled and sharing to guests has been disabled, as well. There is no need for the legacy Guest home folder to remain in the file system. When normal user accounts are removed, you have the option to archive it, leave it in place, or delete. In the case of the guest folder, the folder remains in place without a GUI option to remove it.
How it is checked
Audit method: Shell command
shell
out=$(/bin/ls /Users/ 2>/dev/null) || exit 1
printf '%s\n' "$out" | /usr/bin/grep -cx Guest || true- Expected output
0
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
Terminal: sudo /bin/rm -R /Users/Guest.
Properties
- Operating systems
- macos-26
- Tags
- macossystem-access
- Reference
- CIS Apple macOS 26 Tahoe Benchmark v1.1.0 - 5.9 Ensure the Guest Home Folder Does Not Exist
Check this host
Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.
shell
tmaegis scan --target macos