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Apologies for the time taken to close this - the answer is accepted - and a great starting point for anyone else interested in knowing where to look ;o)
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Apologies for the time taken to close this - the answer is accepted - and a great starting point for anyone else interested in knowing where to look ;o)

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Hi,<br />
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We have a predominantly Windows network and have been neglecting the Design department who have been enjoying the freedom of Administrative priviledges on their Macs. &nbsp;We're not too experienced with supporting / Administering Macs but are comfortable enough using Windows and Linux systems so are prepared to get our hands dirty with any suggestions.<br />
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Without using any third party software, is it possible to trace what &nbsp;a user has been doing? &nbsp;Like a log of times / dates software was installed, uninstalled or if they've been connecting to each others computers directly via a network share or similar.<br />
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I'm not sure if there's an activity log or event viewer installed with Macs by default which would give this information. &nbsp;Any Mac Sys Admins out there able to assist with this?<br />
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Technical comments appreciated.<br />
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Hi,

We have a predominantly Windows network and have been neglecting the Design department who have been enjoying the freedom of Administrative priviledges on their Macs.  We're not too experienced with supporting / Administering Macs but are comfortable enough using Windows and Linux systems so are prepared to get our hands dirty with any suggestions.

Without using any third party software, is it possible to trace what  a user has been doing?  Like a log of times / dates software was installed, uninstalled or if they've been connecting to each others computers directly via a network share or similar.

I'm not sure if there's an activity log or event viewer installed with Macs by default which would give this information.  Any Mac Sys Admins out there able to assist with this?

Technical comments appreciated.



Recovering an audit trail on the Mac OS (Tiger)

Security is the protection of information systems from theft or damage to the hardware, the software, and the information on them, as well as from disruption or misdirection of the services they provide. The main goal of security is protecting assets, and an asset is anything of value and worthy of protection.  Information Security is a discipline of protecting information assets from threats through safeguards to achieve the objectives of confidentiality, integrity, and availability or CIA for short. On the other hand, disclosure, alteration, and disruption (DAD) compromise the security objectives.