The operating system must initiate session audits at system startup.

From Apple OS X 10.11 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-001464

SV-82041r1_rule The operating system must initiate session audits at system startup.

Vulnerability discussion

If auditing is enabled late in the startup process, the actions of some start-up processes may not be audited. Some audit systems also maintain state information only available if auditing is enabled before a given process is created.

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To check if the audit service is running, use the following command: /usr/bin/sudo /bin/launchctl list | /usr/bin/grep com.apple.auditd If nothing is returned, the audit service is not running, this is a finding.

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To enable the audit service, run the following command: /usr/bin/sudo /bin/launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.auditd.plist

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