1 files changed, 45 insertions, 103 deletions
diff --git a/perl-install/security/help.pm b/perl-install/security/help.pm
index 9300126e0..a3b7f940e 100644
--- a/perl-install/security/help.pm
+++ b/perl-install/security/help.pm
@@ -1,145 +1,93 @@
 package security::help;
-# !! THIS FILE WAS AUTO-GENERATED BY draksec_help.py !!
-# !! DO NOT MODIFY HERE, MODIFY IN THE *MSEC* CVS !!
+# This help was forked from msec internal function descriptions
+# They were then reworked in order to be targeted for end users, not msec developpers
+
 
 use strict;
 use common;
 
 our %help = (
 
-'accept_bogus_error_responses' => N("Arguments: (arg)
-
-Accept/Refuse bogus IPv4 error messages."),
-
-'accept_broadcasted_icmp_echo' => N("Arguments: (arg)
-
- Accept/Refuse broadcasted icmp echo."),
-
-'accept_icmp_echo' => N("Arguments: (arg)
-
- Accept/Refuse icmp echo."),
-
-'allow_autologin' => N("Arguments: (arg)
-
-Allow/Forbid autologin."),
-
-'allow_issues' => N("Arguments: (arg)
+'accept_bogus_error_responses' => N("Accept/Refuse bogus IPv4 error messages."),
 
-If \fIarg\fP = ALL allow /etc/issue and /etc/issue.net to exist. If \fIarg\fP = NONE no issues are
-allowed else only /etc/issue is allowed."),
+'accept_broadcasted_icmp_echo' => N(" Accept/Refuse broadcasted icmp echo."),
 
-'allow_reboot' => N("Arguments: (arg)
+'accept_icmp_echo' => N(" Accept/Refuse icmp echo."),
 
-Allow/Forbid reboot by the console user."),
+'allow_autologin' => N("Allow/Forbid autologin."),
 
-'allow_remote_root_login' => N("Arguments: (arg)
+'allow_issues' => N("If set to \"ALL\", /etc/issue and /etc/issue.net are allowed to exist.
+If set to NONE, no issues are allowed.
+Else only /etc/issue is allowed."),
 
-Allow/Forbid remote root login."),
+'allow_reboot' => N("Allow/Forbid reboot by the console user."),
 
-'allow_root_login' => N("Arguments: (arg)
+'allow_remote_root_login' => N("Allow/Forbid remote root login."),
 
-Allow/Forbid direct root login."),
+'allow_root_login' => N("Allow/Forbid direct root login."),
 
-'allow_user_list' => N("Arguments: (arg)
+'allow_user_list' => N("Allow/Forbid the list of users on the system on display managers (kdm and gdm)."),
 
-Allow/Forbid the list of users on the system on display managers (kdm and gdm)."),
-
-'allow_x_connections' => N("Arguments: (arg, listen_tcp=None)
-
-Allow/Forbid X connections. First arg specifies what is done
+'allow_x_connections' => N("Allow/Forbid X connections. First arg specifies what is done
 on the client side: ALL (all connections are allowed), LOCAL (only
 local connection) and NONE (no connection)."),
 
-'allow_xserver_to_listen' => N("Arguments: (arg)
-
-The argument specifies if clients are authorized to connect
+'allow_xserver_to_listen' => N("The argument specifies if clients are authorized to connect
 to the X server on the tcp port 6000 or not."),
 
-'authorize_services' => N("Arguments: (arg)
+'authorize_services' => N("Authorize:
+
+- all services controlled by tcp_wrappers (see hosts.deny(5) man page) if set to \"ALL\",
 
-Authorize all services controlled by tcp_wrappers (see hosts.deny(5)) if \fIarg\fP = ALL. Only local ones
-if \fIarg\fP = LOCAL and none if \fIarg\fP = NONE. To authorize the services you need, use /etc/hosts.allow
-(see hosts.allow(5))."),
+- only local ones if set to \"LOCAL\"
 
-'create_server_link' => N("Arguments: ()
+- none if set to \"NONE\".
 
-If SERVER_LEVEL (or SECURE_LEVEL if absent) is greater than 3
+To authorize the services you need, use /etc/hosts.allow (see hosts.allow(5))."),
+
+'create_server_link' => N("If SERVER_LEVEL (or SECURE_LEVEL if absent) is greater than 3
 in /etc/security/msec/security.conf, creates the symlink /etc/security/msec/server
 to point to /etc/security/msec/server.<SERVER_LEVEL>. The /etc/security/msec/server
 is used by chkconfig --add to decide to add a service if it is present in the file
 during the installation of packages."),
 
-'enable_at_crontab' => N("Arguments: (arg)
-
-Enable/Disable crontab and at for users. Put allowed users in /etc/cron.allow and /etc/at.allow
+'enable_at_crontab' => N("Enable/Disable crontab and at for users. Put allowed users in /etc/cron.allow and /etc/at.allow
 (see man at(1) and crontab(1))."),
 
-'enable_console_log' => N("Arguments: (arg, expr='*.*', dev='tty12')
-
-Enable/Disable syslog reports to console 12. \fIexpr\fP is the
+'enable_console_log' => N("Enable/Disable syslog reports to console 12. \"expr\" is the
 expression describing what to log (see syslog.conf(5) for more details) and
 dev the device to report the log."),
 
-'enable_dns_spoofing_protection' => N("Arguments: (arg, alert=1)
-
-Enable/Disable name resolution spoofing protection.  If
-\fIalert\fP is true, also reports to syslog."),
+'enable_dns_spoofing_protection' => N("Enable/Disable name resolution spoofing protection.  If
+\"alert\" is true, also reports to syslog."),
 
-'enable_ip_spoofing_protection' => N("Arguments: (arg, alert=1)
+'enable_ip_spoofing_protection' => N("Enable/Disable IP spoofing protection."),
 
-Enable/Disable IP spoofing protection."),
+'enable_libsafe' => N("Enable/Disable libsafe if libsafe is found on the system."),
 
-'enable_libsafe' => N("Arguments: (arg)
+'enable_log_strange_packets' => N("Enable/Disable the logging of IPv4 strange packets."),
 
-Enable/Disable libsafe if libsafe is found on the system."),
+'enable_msec_cron' => N("Enable/Disable msec hourly security check."),
 
-'enable_log_strange_packets' => N("Arguments: (arg)
+'enable_pam_wheel_for_su' => N(" Enabling su only from members of the wheel group or allow su from any user."),
 
-Enable/Disable the logging of IPv4 strange packets."),
+'enable_password' => N("Use password to authenticate users."),
 
-'enable_msec_cron' => N("Arguments: (arg)
+'enable_promisc_check' => N("Activate/Disable ethernet cards promiscuity check."),
 
-Enable/Disable msec hourly security check."),
+'enable_security_check' => N(" Activate/Disable daily security check."),
 
-'enable_pam_wheel_for_su' => N("Arguments: (arg)
+'enable_sulogin' => N(" Enable/Disable sulogin(8) in single user level."),
 
- Enabling su only from members of the wheel group or allow su from any user."),
+'no_password_aging_for' => N("Add the name as an exception to the handling of password aging by msec."),
 
-'enable_password' => N("Arguments: (arg)
+'password_aging' => N("Set password aging to \"max\" days and delay to change to \"inactive\"."),
 
-Use password to authenticate users."),
+'password_history' => N("Set the password history length to prevent password reuse."),
 
-'enable_promisc_check' => N("Arguments: (arg)
+'password_length' => N("Set the password minimum length and minimum number of digit and minimum number of capitalized letters."),
 
-Activate/Disable ethernet cards promiscuity check."),
-
-'enable_security_check' => N("Arguments: (arg)
-
- Activate/Disable daily security check."),
-
-'enable_sulogin' => N("Arguments: (arg)
-
- Enable/Disable sulogin(8) in single user level."),
-
-'no_password_aging_for' => N("Arguments: (name)
-
-Add the name as an exception to the handling of password aging by msec."),
-
-'password_aging' => N("Arguments: (max, inactive=-1)
-
-Set password aging to \fImax\fP days and delay to change to \fIinactive\fP."),
-
-'password_history' => N("Arguments: (arg)
-
-Set the password history length to prevent password reuse."),
-
-'password_length' => N("Arguments: (length, ndigits=0, nupper=0)
-
-Set the password minimum length and minimum number of digit and minimum number of capitalized letters."),
-
-'set_root_umask' => N("Arguments: (umask)
-
-Set the root umask."),
+'set_root_umask' => N("Set the root umask."),
 CHECK_UNOWNED => N("if set to yes, report unowned files."),
 CHECK_SHADOW => N("if set to yes, check empty password in /etc/shadow."),
 CHECK_SUID_MD5 => N("if set to yes, verify checksum of the suid/sgid files."),
@@ -158,15 +106,9 @@ MAIL_USER => N("if set, send the mail report to this email address else send it
 CHECK_OPEN_PORT => N("if set to yes, check open ports."),
 CHECK_SGID => N("if set to yes, check additions/removals of sgid files."),
 
-'set_shell_history_size' => N("Arguments: (size)
-
-Set shell commands history size. A value of -1 means unlimited."),
-
-'set_shell_timeout' => N("Arguments: (val)
-
-Set the shell timeout. A value of zero means no timeout."),
+'set_shell_history_size' => N("Set shell commands history size. A value of -1 means unlimited."),
 
-'set_user_umask' => N("Arguments: (umask)
+'set_shell_timeout' => N("Set the shell timeout. A value of zero means no timeout."),
 
-Set the user umask."),
+'set_user_umask' => N("Set the user umask."),
 );