Rkhunter: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 15:29, 18 February 2018

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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

the cronjob

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

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 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