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os_grant_privs Allow Administrators to Promote Other Users to Administrator Status

NIST macOS Security Compliance Project Sequoia Guidance, Revision 4.0 (be5491f)
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Title

Allow Administrators to Promote Other Users to Administrator Status

Control

The technology supports this requirement and cannot be configured to be out of compliance. The technology inherently meets this requirement.

Discussion

The information system _IS_ configured to allow current administrators to promote standard users to administrator user status.

The macOS is a UNIX 03-compliant operating system which allows administrators of the system to grant privileges to other users.

link:https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/set-up-other-users-on-your-mac-mtusr001/mac[]

Related controls

ac-3.4

Fix

The technology inherently meets this requirement. No fix is required.