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  sudo ./installer.sh --install
  sudo ./installer.sh --install


By default, the log file '/var/log/rkhunter.log' will be created. It
By default, the log file '/var/log/rkhunter.log' will be created. It
will contain the results of the checks made by RKH.
will contain the results of the checks made by RKH.


run this after making changes to the config file
run this after making changes to the config file
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update so you dont get a warning the the config file was changed:
update so you dont get a warning the the config file was changed:
  rkhunter --propupd
  rkhunter --propupd
run manually from command prompt without all the annoying pauses
sudo rkhunter -c --enable all --disable none --rwo





Revision as of 15:34, 18 February 2018

download source form site

https://sourceforge.net/projects/rkhunter/files/latest/download?source=typ_redirect

tar zxf rkhunter-1.4.4.tar.gz
cd rkhunter-1.4.4/

sudo ./installer.sh --install

By default, the log file '/var/log/rkhunter.log' will be created. It will contain the results of the checks made by RKH.

run this after making changes to the config file

check if the config file is valid:

sudo rkhunter -C

update so you dont get a warning the the config file was changed:

rkhunter --propupd

run manually from command prompt without all the annoying pauses

sudo rkhunter -c --enable all --disable none --rwo


the cronjob

#run rkhunter at 1am
00 01 * * * /usr/bin/rkhunter --cronjob --update --quiet