Local logging must be enabled.

From Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Workstation STIG

Associated with: CCI-000366

SV-65463r1_rule Local logging must be enabled.

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Check content

To check if the newsyslog daemon is disabled, run the following command: sudo defaults read /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.newsyslog Disabled If the result shows a "1", this is a finding.

Fix text

To ensure that the newsyslog daemon is not disabled, run the following command: sudo defaults write /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.newsyslog Disabled -bool FALSE

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