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author | Michael Boelen <michael.boelen@cisofy.com> | 2016-07-27 13:24:25 +0300 |
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committer | Michael Boelen <michael.boelen@cisofy.com> | 2016-07-27 13:24:25 +0300 |
commit | d38c53371748eb7011115614c1dedb9b27423194 (patch) | |
tree | 1456ecc1d4ee5f0c5858b70b9f5c1bd9448c3ecc /FAQ | |
parent | 17ab4708ec8250ab40e66a55aa0acc6b86948e8d (diff) |
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@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ ================================================================================ - Author: Michael Boelen (michael.boelen@cisofy.com) + Author: 2007-2013, Michael Boelen (michael.boelen@cisofy.com) + 2013-now, CISOfy development team Description: Security and system auditing tool Web site: https://cisofy.com/lynis/ GitHub: https://github.com/CISOfy/lynis @@ -25,10 +26,11 @@ website: https://cisofy.com/support/ Q: I can't find any configuration file for Lynis, where is it? - A: There isn't one (currently), since all options are available as command - parameters. Specific options to control the audit/security scan can be set - or adjusted by changing the 'profile' file you are using (don't use - default.prf for your own custom options, but make a copy of it). + A: Lynis uses profiles. They are similar to a configuration file and determine + how a security scan should be performed. + + Q: My version is outdated, what can I do to upgrade? + Check out the upgrade guide: https://cisofy.com/documentation/lynis/upgrading/ Q: Why is there no port/package for my operating system? A: Because there is no maintainer for it yet. If you have the time to keep @@ -65,7 +67,8 @@ to see the status of the active subroutine. If a specific test hangs for a very long time, try to kill that specific process (ie grpck) and see if Lynis continues. Afterwards, run the command manually to see the cause. - Check the log file for additional information, when possible. + Check the log file for additional information. Usually the last few lines + will indicate what test is stuck. Q: When running Lynis, it shows me the usage help even while using correct parameters, why? |