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The centralized process core dump data directory must be owned by root.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-51303 OSX8-00-01175 SV-65513r1_rule Medium
Description
The centralized process core dump data directory must be owned by root.
STIG Date
Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Workstation STIG 2015-02-10

Details

Check Text ( C-53651r1_chk )
To check the ownership of the process core dump directory, run the following command:

sudo ls -ld /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/

If the owner is not "root", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-56103r1_fix)
To change the ownership to "root", run the following command:

sudo chown root /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/