Rkhunter
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Introduction to Rkhunter
rkhunter is a security monitoring and analyzing tool.
Project Homepage: http://rkhunter.sourceforge.net/index.html
Dependencies
Required
Recommended
Optional
Non-Multilib or Multilib
Apply the patch that allows user-defined installation paths and provides OS support for CLFS:
patch -Np1 -i ../rkhunter-1.2.9-fhscomply-1.patch && patch -Np1 -i ../rkhunter-1.2.9-CLFSSupport-1.patch
Run the install script as a privileged user to install rkhunter.
./installer.sh --installdir /usr --sysconfdir /etc
Configuring
Update the supported OS database and then add the CLFS-1.0.0 support for checking system tools.
rkhunter --update && echo "991:Cross Linux from Scratch 1.0.0 (x86_64):/usr/bin/md5sum:/bin:" >> /etc/rkhunter/db/os.dat && echo "992:Cross Linux from Scratch 1.0.0 (i386):/usr/bin/md5sum:/bin:" >> /etc/rkhunter/db/os.dat
Runtime options are defined in the rkhunter configuration file. Edit this file to change the behavior of rkhunter.
Add entries to your (f)crontab to periodically run rkhunter.
# Run rkhunter update every Friday at 2:00 am. & 00 02 * * fri /usr/bin/rkhunter --update # Run rkhunter as a cronjob every Friday at 3:00 am. & 00 03 * * fri /usr/bin/rkhunter --cronjob
Contents
Installed Directories: | /usr/lib/rkhunter, /etc/rkhunter |
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Installed Programs: | rkhunter |
Short Descriptions
rkhunter | is a script for security monitoring and analyses of your system. |
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