Logging Privacy Shenanigans
If you’ve ever tried debugging a macOS app using the unified logging system, you’ve probably encountered the dreaded
<private>redaction. Your carefully crafted log messages turn into cryptic puzzles where the most important debugging information is hidden.[…]
You don’t need to use .mobileconfig files – you can simply drop plist files directly into /Library/Preferences/Logging/Subsystems/. This is actually what happens when you install a configuration profile anyway.
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The configuration only affects new log entries.
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If you prefer a GUI approach or need to deploy settings across multiple machines, you can still use configuration profiles[…]
See also: Howard Oakley.
Previously:
- Why Some Apps Sometimes Launch Extremely Slowly
- Catalina’s Log Can’t Be Unprivatised
- Sierra Log Littering
