Add USR1 trap to show status such as active test

include/functions

@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
 #    ShowComplianceFinding      Display a particular finding regarding compliance or a security standard
 #    ShowSymlinkPath            Show a path behind a symlink
 #    SkipAtomicTest             Test if a subtest needs to be skipped
+#    Status                     Show execution status, such as active test being performed
 #    StoreNginxSettings         Save parsed nginx settings to file
 #    TestValue                  Evaluate a value in a string or key
 #    ViewCategories             Show available category of tests
@@ -3383,6 +3384,22 @@
     }
 
 
+    ################################################################################
+    # Name        : Status()
+    # Description : Reports back the status of tool
+    #
+    # Returns     : text to screen
+    # Notes       : kill --signal USR1 <PID> or pkill --signal USR1 lynis
+    ################################################################################
+
+    Status() {
+        echo ""
+        echo "Date / time : $(date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")"
+        echo "Active test : ${TEST_NO:-NONE}"
+        echo ""
+    }
+
+
     ################################################################################
     # Name        : StoreNginxSettings()
     # Description : Store parsed settings from nginx (by ParseNginx)

lynis

@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@
 #################################################################################
 #
     trap CleanUp INT TERM
+    trap Status USR1
 
     # Use safe umask for the files we create
     umask 027