1 files changed, 14 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/lynis b/lynis
index 67919b84..006663ca 100755
--- a/lynis
+++ b/lynis
@@ -970,17 +970,23 @@ ${NORMAL}
     # Get host ID
     LogTextBreak
     GetHostID
+    LogText "hostid-generation: method ${HOSTID_GEN}"
+    LogText "hostid2-generation: method ${HOSTID2_GEN}"
     # Check if result is not empty (no blank, or hash of blank value, or minus, or zeros)
-    if [ ! "${HOSTID}" = "-" -a ! "${HOSTID}" = "" -a ! "${HOSTID}" = "adc83b19e793491b1c6ea0fd8b46cd9f32e592fc" -a ! "${HOSTID}" = "6ef1338f520d075957424741d7ed35ab5966ae97" ]; then
-        LogText "Info: found valid HostID ${HOSTID}"
-        Report "hostid=${HOSTID}"
-    else
-        LogText "Info: no HostID found or invalid one"
-    fi
-    if [ ! "${HOSTID2}" = "" ]; then
+    case ${HOSTID} in
+        "" | "-" | "adc83b19e793491b1c6ea0fd8b46cd9f32e592fc" | "6ef1338f520d075957424741d7ed35ab5966ae97")
+            LogText "Info: no HostID found or invalid one"
+        ;;
+        *)
+            LogText "Info: HostID ${HOSTID} looks to be valid"
+            Report "hostid=${HOSTID}"
+        ;;
+    esac
+
+    if [ -n "${HOSTID2}" ]; then
         Report "hostid2=${HOSTID2}"
     fi
-    if [ ! "${MACHINEID}" = "" ]; then
+    if [ -n "${MACHINEID}" ]; then
         LogText "Info: found a machine ID ${MACHINEID}"
         Report "machineid=${MACHINEID}"
     else