Show permission warning while allowing users to continue

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/lynis b/lynis
index 7cc8c06c..aa7f195d 100755
--- a/lynis
+++ b/lynis
@@ -137,37 +137,38 @@
             echo "[!] Change ownership of ${INCLUDEDIR}/${FILE} to 'root' or similar (found: ${OWNER} with UID ${OWNERID})."
             echo ""
             echo "    Command:"
-            echo "      # chown root:root ${INCLUDEDIR}/${FILE}"
+            echo "      # chown 0:0 ${INCLUDEDIR}/${FILE}"
             echo ""
-            echo "    Note: on some systems the default group might be 'wheel'. Use 'chown root:wheel' instead on the files."
             echo ""
         fi
 
-    if [ ${ISSUE} -eq 0 ]; then
-        . ${INCLUDEDIR}/consts
-        . ${INCLUDEDIR}/functions
-      else
+    # Now if there is an issue with permissions, show it to the user and let them decide how to continue.
+    if [ ${ISSUE} -eq 1 ]; then
         echo ""; echo "";
         echo "[X] Security check failed: See action above, to correct this issue."
         echo ""
         echo "    Why do I see this error?"
         echo "    -------------------------------"
-        echo "    This is a protection mechanism, to prevent the root user from executing user created files."
+        echo "    This is a protection mechanism to prevent the root user from executing user created files."
         echo ""; echo ""
         echo "    What can I do?"
         echo "    ---------------------"
-        echo "    1) Check if a trusted user created the files (e.g. you, by using Git, Homebrew or similar)"
+        echo "    1) Check if a trusted user created the files, by using Git, Homebrew or similar"
         echo ""
         echo "    2) Change ownership and permissions of the related files (or full directory)."
         echo ""
         echo "       Commands (full directory):"
         echo "         # cd .."
-        echo "         # chown -R root:<GROUP TO WHICH ROOT BELONGS> lynis"
+        echo "         # chown -R 0:0 lynis"
         echo ""
         echo "    3) Start Lynis again (cd lynis && ./lynis)."
         echo ""; echo "";
-        exit 1
+        echo "[ Press ENTER to continue, or CTRL+C to cancel ]"
+        read DUMMY
     fi
+    . ${INCLUDEDIR}/consts
+    . ${INCLUDEDIR}/functions
+
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