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The operating system must initiate session audits at system startup.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-67551 AOSX-11-000230 SV-82041r1_rule Medium
Description
If auditing is enabled late in the startup process, the actions of some start-up processes may not be audited. Some audit systems also maintain state information only available if auditing is enabled before a given process is created.
STIG Date
Apple OS X 10.11 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-01-04

Details

Check Text ( C-68117r1_chk )
To check if the audit service is running, use the following command:

/usr/bin/sudo /bin/launchctl list | /usr/bin/grep com.apple.auditd

If nothing is returned, the audit service is not running, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-73665r1_fix)
To enable the audit service, run the following command:

/usr/bin/sudo /bin/launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.auditd.plist