Changes to allow non-privileged scans

1 files changed, 26 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lynis b/lynis
index f52e2121..66f79b48 100755
--- a/lynis
+++ b/lynis
@@ -272,6 +272,25 @@
         echo " ${PROGRAM_extrainfo}"
         echo "################################################################################"
     fi
+
+    if [ ${PENTESTINGMODE} -eq 1 ]; then
+        echo "${PURPLE}"
+        echo "  #########################################################"
+        echo "  #   NON-PRIVILEGED mode (e.g. pentesting)               #"
+        echo "  #########################################################"
+        echo ""
+        echo "  Some tests will require root permissions"
+        echo "  Logging is disabled (no log and no report)"
+        echo ""
+        echo "  Press [ENTER] to continue or [CTRL] + C to break"
+        echo ""
+        echo "  #########################################################"
+        echo "${NORMAL}"; echo ""
+        if [ ${NEVERBREAK} -eq 0 ]; then read void; fi
+    fi
+
+
+
 #
 #################################################################################
 #
@@ -320,7 +339,13 @@
     fi
 
     # Create new PID file (use work directory if /var/run is not available)
-    if [ -d /var/run ]; then PIDFILE="/var/run/lynis.pid"; else PIDFILE="lynis.pid"; fi
+    if [ ${PENTESTINGMODE} -eq 1 ]; then
+          PIDFILE="lynis.pid"
+      elif [ -d /var/run ]; then
+          PIDFILE="/var/run/lynis.pid"
+      else
+          PIDFILE="lynis.pid"
+    fi
     OURPID=`echo $$`
     echo ${OURPID} > ${PIDFILE}
     chmod 600 ${PIDFILE}