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| author | mboelen <michael@cisofy.com> | 2015-07-22 17:27:39 +0300 |
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| committer | mboelen <michael@cisofy.com> | 2015-07-22 17:27:39 +0300 |
| commit | 1775590ba70ce52d6362141e395ecc1e80ddc4fa (patch) | |
| tree | 421eb4dbf8993a17a437853fd80967629fc9b033 /FAQ | |
| parent | 13c8de88a67e4513c53483f67610e190e54065ee (diff) | |
Updated documentation
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| -rw-r--r-- | FAQ | 25 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 12 deletions
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ Author: Michael Boelen (michael.boelen@cisofy.com) Description: Security and system auditing tool - Website: https://cisofy.com/lynis/ + Web site: https://cisofy.com/lynis/ + GitHub: https://github.com/CISOfy/lynis + Support address: lynis-dev@cisofy.com Development: May 2007 - Now - Suppor: See README file and https://cisofy.com/support/ + Support: See README file and https://cisofy.com/support/ Documentation: See web site, README, FAQ and CHANGELOG file ================================================================================ @@ -18,9 +20,9 @@ ------------------------------- Q: I don't understand the program (output), what to do? - A: Keep reading this FAQ, then continue with reading the README file, followed - by the log file (default: /var/log/lynis.log). After those sources, check - the documentation on the website. + A: Keep reading this FAQ. Also useful are the README file and the log file + (default: /var/log/lynis.log). Or check out the documentation on the + 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 @@ -30,11 +32,10 @@ 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 - the port/package current for your preferred operating system, fill in the - contact form to notify me and confirm no one else is working on it. + the port/package current for your preferred operating system, let us know. Q: What to do with the report files? - A: The output could be used for monitoring (baseline checks). For user of the + A: The output could be used for monitoring (baseline checks). For users of the Lynis Enterprise Suite, they will be used to upload data. @@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ [+] Bugs or issues ------------------------------- Q: Where can I report an issue or bug? - A: Use the developer e-mail address lynis-dev@cisofy.com + A: GitHub, or use the developer e-mail address lynis-dev@cisofy.com @@ -72,12 +73,12 @@ invoke Lynis (example: bash lynis -c). Q: One or more tests are giving incorrect output. How to solve that? - A: Check the log file. If that also has incorrect data, fill in the contact - form and describe the issue. + A: Check the log file. If that also has incorrect data, let us know via GitHub + or the developer e-mail address. Q: The program takes long to complete and also uses too much resources. Can it be tuned? - A: The time it takes to complete is depends on the amount of tests to run. + A: The time it takes to complete depends on the amount of tests to run. However the resources it take can be slighty lowered by increasing the pause_between_tests profile option. Keep in mind this increases the total length of the scan to complete. |