An Emergency Administrator Account must be created.

From MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of OSX00685-Emergency Administrator Account

Associated with IA controls: ECPA-1

SV-37322r1_rule An Emergency Administrator Account must be created.

Vulnerability discussion

This check verifies an emergency administrator account has been created to ensure system availability in the event no administrators are able or available to access the system.

Check content

Interview the SA to determine if an emergency administrator account exists and is stored with its password in a secure location.

Fix text

Create and maintain an emergency administrator account for emergency situations.

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