The operating system must initiate session audits at system start-up.

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mediumV-203670SRG-OS-000254SRG-OS-000254-GPOS-00095SV-203670r991555_rule2025-09-223

Description

If auditing is enabled late in the start-up 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.

ℹ️ Check

Verify the operating system initiates session audits at system start-up. If it does not, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix

Configure the operating system to initiate session audits at system start-up.