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NAME

6       HnTool - Hardening tool for Unix.
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SYNOPSIS

9       hntool [ -ln ]
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DESCRIPTION

12       hntool  Hardening  tool for Unixes. It scans the system and available software,
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OPTIONS

17       -e EXCLUDE_LIST, --exclude=EXCLUDE_LIST
18              don't run the tests specified by MODULES_LIST
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20       -l --list
21              returns list of available rules
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23       --list_output_type
24              list the avaliable output formats
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26       -m MODULES_LIST, --modules=MODULES_LIST
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29       -n --nocolors
30              does not use colors on output
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UNDERSTANDING THE OUTPUT

33       There are 5 types of results:
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35       OK :
36                Means that the item checked is fine and that you do not need to worry
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38       INFO:
39                Means that you should know the item status, but probably it is fine. A
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43       LOW:
44                Means  that  a  security problem was found, but it does not provides a
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49                Things are getting worse and you should start  to  worry  about  these
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52       HIGH:
53                You have an important security hole/problem on your system and you
54                should fix it NOW or run and save your life.
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57       Copyright © 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
58       Copyright © 1992, 1993 Jean-loup Gailly
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