Allow skipping of plugins with --skip-plugins or skip-plugins

default.prf

@@ -391,6 +391,9 @@ config:compliance_standards:cis,hipaa,iso27001,pci-dss:
 # Enable quick mode (no waiting for keypresses, same as --quick option)
 #quick=yes
 
+# Skip plugins (default: no)
+#skip-plugins=yes
+
 # Skip a test (one per line)
 #skip-test=SSH-7408
 

include/consts

@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ unset LANG
     MALWARE_SCANNER_INSTALLED=0
     MYSQL_RUNNING=0
     MIN_PASSWORD_LENGTH=-1
+    N_PLUGIN_ENABLED=0
     NAME_CACHE_USED=0
     NETWORK_INTERFACES=""
     NGINX_ACCESS_LOG_DISABLED=0

include/parameters

@@ -259,6 +259,10 @@
               #RED=""
           ;;
 
+          --skip-plugins)
+              RUN_PLUGINS=0
+          ;;
+
           # Only scan these tests
           --tests)
               shift

include/profiles

@@ -182,6 +182,12 @@
                     Debug "Show warnings only set to ${SHOW_WARNINGS_ONLY}"
                 ;;
 
+                # Skip plugins
+                skip-plugins)
+                    FIND=`echo "${VALUE}" | egrep "^(1|yes)"` && RUN_PLUGINS=0
+                    Debug "Run plugins is set to ${RUN_PLUGINS}"
+                ;;
+
                 # Which tests to skip (skip-test=ABCD-1234 or skip-test=ABCD-1234:subtest)
                 skip-test)
                     STRING=`echo ${VALUE} | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'`

include/report

@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
             echo ""
             echo "  ${CYAN}Hardening index${NORMAL} : ${WHITE}${HPINDEX}${NORMAL} ${HPGRAPH}"
             echo "  ${CYAN}Tests performed${NORMAL} : ${WHITE}${CTESTS_PERFORMED}${NORMAL}"
-            echo "  ${CYAN}Plugins enabled${NORMAL} : ${WHITE}${N_PLUGIN_ENABLED}${NORMAL}"
+            if [ ${RUN_PLUGINS} -eq 1 ]; then echo "  ${CYAN}Plugins enabled${NORMAL} : ${WHITE}${N_PLUGIN_ENABLED}${NORMAL}"; fi
             echo ""
             echo "  ${WHITE}Components${NORMAL}:"
             if [ ${FIREWALL_ACTIVE} -eq 1 ]; then FIREWALL="${GREEN}V"; else FIREWALL="${RED}X"; fi

lynis.8

@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ Provide an alternative name for report file.
 .B \-\-reverse\-colors
 Optimize screen output for light backgrounds.
 .TP
+.B \-\-skip\-plugins
+Do not run plugins.
+.TP
 .B \-\-tests TEST-IDs
 Only run the specific test(s). When using multiple tests, add quotes around the
 line.