The audit log folder must have the correct permissions.

From Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Workstation STIG

Associated with: CCI-000164

SV-65857r1_rule The audit log folder must have the correct permissions.

Vulnerability discussion

The audit log folder should have correct permissions.

Check content

To check the permissions of the audit log files, run the following command: stat -f "%A:%N" `grep "^dir" /etc/security/audit_control | awk -F: '{print $2}'` The results should show the permissions (first column) to be "700" or less permissive. If not, this is a finding.

Fix text

If the permissions on the audit log file are incorrect, run the following command: sudo chmod 700 /var/audit

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