The /etc/syslog.conf file must be group-owned by wheel.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-4394	GEN005420 M6	SV-38051r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
If the group owner of /etc/syslog.conf is not root, bin, or sys, unauthorized users could be permitted to view, edit, or delete important system messages handled by the syslog facility.

STIG	Date
MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide Draft	2013-01-10

Details

Check Text ( C-37600r1_chk )
Open a terminal session and enter the following command to verify the group ownership of the syslog.conf file. ls -lL /etc/syslog.conf If the syslog.conf file is not group owned by wheel, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32842r1_fix)
Open a terminal session and enter the following command to set the group ownership of the syslog.conf file. chgrp wheel /etc/syslog.conf