[PATCH] audit-testsuite: update the docs for Debian SID/unstable

Paul Moore paul at paul-moore.com
Tue Aug 27 14:39:16 UTC 2019


From: Paul Moore <paul at paul-moore.com>

Updates include additional packages and instructions on changing
/bin/sh from Dash to BASH.

Signed-off-by: Paul Moore <paul at paul-moore.com>
---
 README.md |   11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bc20a21..0f6c861 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,12 +52,23 @@ please follow the instructions below.
 
 ### Debian Based Systems
 
+On Debian you need to install a number of dependencies as well as perform some
+additional system configuration.  Install the dependencies using the commands
+below:
+
 	# apt-get install auditd \
 	                  build-essential \
 	                  libc6-i386 \
+	                  libc6-dev-i386 \
 	                  perl-modules \
 	                  netcat
 
+After the dependencies are installed you should ensure that BASH is installed
+on the system and that /bin/sh points to BASH, not Dash:
+
+	# apt-get install bash
+	# dpkg-reconfigure dash
+
 ## Execution
 
 Please notice that tests are changing kernel audit rules and hence it might be




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