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MacOS Catalina Firewall Log Messages #2

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Running DeathStar on MacOS Catalina 10.15.7 produces error message "Firewall log file not found: /var/log/kern.log".

Researching the MacOS firewall, it appears that on macOS Catalina, the traditional kern.log file is no longer used by the firewall. It is replacefd with a unified logging system that consolidates various log messages, including kernel-related information, into a central repository. Messages are stored as binary encoded data rather than text.

This newer logging method started in MacOS 10.12 Sierra.

Any chance that I am missing something with regard to DeathStar setup, on the newer MacOS versions?

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