2 files changed, 31 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/security/ossec-hids-local/files/message-config.in b/security/ossec-hids-local/files/message-config.in
index f3a13b3..47a7c44 100644
--- a/security/ossec-hids-local/files/message-config.in
+++ b/security/ossec-hids-local/files/message-config.in
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 Consider installing "%%CATEGORY%%/%%PORTNAME%%-%%OSSEC_TYPE%%-config" to ease
 OSSEC configuration.
+
+For additional help execute:
+# %%PREFIX%%/etc/rc.d/ossec-hids help
diff --git a/security/ossec-hids-local/files/ossec-hids.in b/security/ossec-hids-local/files/ossec-hids.in
index c044f24..31ccfb4 100644
--- a/security/ossec-hids-local/files/ossec-hids.in
+++ b/security/ossec-hids-local/files/ossec-hids.in
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ agent_names_cmd="${ossec_home}/bin/manage_agents -l | sed -En -e 's|.*Name:[[:sp
 
 ossec_hids_help() {
     local indent="    "
+
+    echo "Additional commands:"
+    echo
+
     for command in ${extra_commands}; do
         case ${command} in
             ossec_conf)
@@ -179,6 +183,30 @@ ossec_hids_help() {
             ;;
         esac
     done
+
+    echo "To avoid problems with this script and the port in general, keep your XML-like"
+    echo "configuration pretty printed. Place element tags in single and separate lines."
+    echo "Comments can span on multiple but still separate lines."
+    echo "Do NOT use the following formatting:"
+    echo
+    echo "${indent}<elementA"
+    echo "${indent}${indent}attribute=\"value\"><!-- I am a long and"
+    echo "${indent}${indent}${indent}descriptive comment -->"
+    echo "${indent}${indent}<elementB>"
+    echo "${indent}${indent}${indent}Some content"
+    echo "${indent}${indent}</elementB><elementC>"
+    echo "${indent}${indent}${indent}Another content</elementC>"
+    echo "${indent}</elementA>"
+    echo
+    echo "Use instead:"
+    echo
+    echo "${indent}<elementA attribute=\"value\">"
+    echo "${indent}${indent}<!-- I am a long and"
+    echo "${indent}${indent}descriptive comment -->"
+    echo "${indent}${indent}<elementB>Some content</elementB>"
+    echo "${indent}${indent}<elementC>Another content</elementC>"
+    echo "${indent}</elementA>"
+    echo
 }
 
 ossec_hids_create_file() {