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Debain 13 FORTRESS sysctl config not found #21

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$ sudo ./verify_fortress.sh 

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  FORTRESS.SH Health Verification v5.2
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Date: Tue May 26 03:50:43 PM EDT 2026
Hostname: debian

[TEST 1] Basic System Commands
─────────────────────────────────────────────────
  ✓ ls command works
  ✓ cat command works
  ✓ echo command works
  ✓ bash works

[TEST 2] Network Connectivity
─────────────────────────────────────────────────
  ✗ IPv4 connectivity FAILED
      Hint: Check firewall rules and network configuration
  ⚠ DNS resolution may have issues

[TEST 3] Docker (if installed)
─────────────────────────────────────────────────
  Docker is installed
  ✓ Docker daemon is accessible
  Testing Docker container networking...
  ✗ Docker container networking FAILED
      Hint: Check net.ipv4.ip_forward in /etc/sysctl.d/99-fortress.conf
      Fix: Set net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1 and run: sudo sysctl -p

[TEST 4] Web Browsers (if installed)
─────────────────────────────────────────────────
  Testing firefox...
  ✓ firefox version check works
  Testing firefox-esr...
  ✓ firefox-esr version check works

[TEST 5] SSH Service
─────────────────────────────────────────────────
  ✓ SSH service is running
  ✓ SSH configuration syntax valid

[TEST 6] Firewall Status
─────────────────────────────────────────────────
  ✓ UFW firewall is active

[TEST 7] Critical Libraries
─────────────────────────────────────────────────
  ✓ libc.so.6 readable
  ✓ libstdc++.so.6 readable
  ✓ libm.so.6 readable
  ✓ libpthread.so.0 readable
  ✓ libdl.so.2 readable
  ✓ libgcc_s.so.1 readable

[TEST 8] AppArmor Status
─────────────────────────────────────────────────
  ✓ AppArmor service is running
  ✓ 18 profiles in enforce mode

[TEST 9] Audit Daemon
─────────────────────────────────────────────────
  ✓ Audit daemon is running

[TEST 10] Mount Options
─────────────────────────────────────────────────
  ✓ /dev/shm mount options OK for browsers

[TEST 11] FORTRESS Configuration
─────────────────────────────────────────────────
  ⚠ FORTRESS sysctl config not found

[TEST 12] SSH Configuration (v5.2)
─────────────────────────────────────────────────
  AllowTcpForwarding       = yes
  AllowAgentForwarding     = yes
  KbdInteractiveAuthentication = no
  MaxSessions              = 10
  PermitRootLogin          = without-password
  PasswordAuthentication   = yes
  ○ Looks like scanner-mode (TCP & agent forwarding enabled).
      OK for Nessus/CIS credentialed scans; revert with --force-server if unwanted.
  ✓ sshd_config parses cleanly

[TEST 13] Kernel Sysctl Hardening
─────────────────────────────────────────────────
  ⚠ kernel.yama.ptrace_scope = 0 (FORTRESS default is 1)
  ⚠ kernel.kptr_restrict = 0 (FORTRESS default is 2)
  ✓ kernel.dmesg_restrict = 1
  ✓ net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies = 1
  ✓ kernel.randomize_va_space = 2

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VERIFICATION SUMMARY
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  Passed:   24
  Failed:   2
  Warnings: 4

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  ⚠ SOME TESTS FAILED - ACTION REQUIRED
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Recommended fixes:

1. For library permission issues:
   sudo ./fix_library_permissions.sh

2. For Docker networking issues:
   sudo sed -i 's/net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0/net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1/' /etc/sysctl.d/99-fortress.conf
   sudo sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.d/99-fortress.conf

3. For browser issues:
   sudo sed -i 's/nodev,nosuid,noexec/nodev,nosuid/' /etc/fstab
   sudo mount -o remount /dev/shm

4. View full diagnostic:
   sudo ./PERM_diagnostic.sh

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