Local logging must be enabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-25270	OSX00150 M6	SV-38522r1_rule	ECAR-1 ECAR-2 ECAR-3	Medium

Description
Logging is essential for tracking system events, in the event of unauthorized access, logs may contain information about how and when the access occurred. Ensure logging is enabled and log files are properly rotated. The default configuration in /etc/newsyslog.conf is used to configure local logging in the /var/log folder. The computer is set to rotate log files using the periodic launchd job according to time intervals specified in the /etc/newsyslog.conf file.

Description

Logging is essential for tracking system events, in the event of unauthorized access, logs may contain information about how and when the access occurred. Ensure logging is enabled and log files are properly rotated. The default configuration in /etc/newsyslog.conf is used to configure local logging in the /var/log folder. The computer is set to rotate log files using the periodic launchd job according to time intervals specified in the /etc/newsyslog.conf file.

STIG	Date
MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide	2012-01-30

Details

Check Text ( C-37735r1_chk )
Open a terminal session and enter the following command. more /etc/newsyslog.conf If the count values are not set to "14", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32979r1_fix)
Open a terminal session and edit the following file and set the count value(s) to "14". /etc/newsyslog.conf