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Automatic logout due to inactivity must be disabled.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-51469 OSX8-00-01085 SV-65679r1_rule Low
Description
Automatic logout due to inactivity must be disabled.
STIG Date
Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Workstation STIG 2015-02-10

Details

Check Text ( C-53809r2_chk )
To check if the system is configured to automatically log out after a period of time, run the following command:

system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | grep "com.apple.autologout.AutoLogOutDelay" | awk '{ print $3 }' | sed 's/;//'

If the result is not defined (nothing returned) or not "0", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-56271r1_fix)
This setting should be configured with a configuration profile.