The macOS system must configure audit_control group to wheel.

/etc/security/audit_control must have the group set to wheel.

The audit service must be configured with the correct group ownership to prevent normal users from manipulating audit log configurations.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029, SRG-OS-000063-GPOS-00032, SRG-OS-000256-GPOS-00097, SRG-OS-000257-GPOS-00098, SRG-OS-000258-GPOS-00099

Verify the macOS system is configured with the audit_control group to wheel with the following command:

/bin/ls -dn /etc/security/audit_control | /usr/bin/awk '{print $4}'

If the result is not "0", this is a finding.

Configure the macOS system with the audit_control group to wheel with the following command:

/usr/bin/chgrp wheel /etc/security/audit_control