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The prompt for Apple ID and iCloud must be disabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-51287 OSX8-00-01125 SV-65497r1_rule Medium
Description
The prompt for Apple ID and iCloud must be disabled.
STIG Date
Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Workstation STIG 2015-02-10

Details

Check Text ( C-53635r1_chk )
To check if the prompt for Apple ID and iCloud are disabled for new users, run the following command:

sudo defaults read /System/Library/User\ Template/English.lproj/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SetupAssistant

If there is no result, or the results do not include "DidSeeCloudSetup = 1 AND LastSeenCloudProductVersion = 10.8", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-56087r1_fix)
To ensure that the prompt for Apple ID and iCloud is disabled, run the following commands:

sudo defaults write /System/Library/User\ Template/English.lproj/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SetupAssistant DidSeeCloudSetup -bool TRUE; sudo defaults write /System/Library/User\ Template/English.lproj/Library/Preferences/com.apple.SetupAssistant LastSeenCloudProductVersion "10.8"