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The operating system must conduct backups of user-level information contained in the operating system per organization-defined frequency consistent with recovery time and recovery point objectives.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-51541 OSX8-00-00555 SV-65751r1_rule Low
Description
Operating system backup is a critical step in maintaining data assurance and availability. User-level information is data generated by information system and/or application users. Backups shall be consistent with organizational recovery time and recovery point objectives.
STIG Date
Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Workstation STIG 2015-02-10

Details

Check Text ( C-53873r1_chk )
To check and see if automatic backups for the built in "Time Machine" function of OS are enabled, run the following command:

sudo defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine AutoBackup

If the result is a "0", then automatic backups are disabled. Although OS X does include Time Machine as a backup facility, please check with the organization's System Administrators for defined policies and procedures for workstation backups.
Fix Text (F-56347r1_fix)
To enable the automatic backups using Time Machine, run the following command:

sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.TimeMachine AutoBackup 1