Install AIDE

To start file-integrity checking with AIDE, you must install the corresponding package and initiate the AIDE database.

Before you begin

  • The AppStream repository is enabled.

Procedure

  1. Install the aide package: 
    # dnf install aide
  2. Generate an initial database: 
    # aide --init
     
    Start timestamp: 2024-07-08 10:39:23 -0400 (AIDE 0.16)
AIDE initialized database at /var/lib/aide/aide.db.new.gz

Number of entries:	55856
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The attributes of the (uncompressed) database(s):
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/var/lib/aide/aide.db.new.gz
…
  SHA512   : mZaWoGzL2m6ZcyyZ/AXTIowliEXWSZqx
             IFYImY4f7id4u+Bq8WeuSE2jasZur/A4
             FPBFaBkoCFHdoE/FW/V94Q==
  3. Optional: In the default configuration, the aide --init command checks just a set of directories and files defined in the /etc/aide.conf file. To include additional directories or files in the AIDE database, and to change their watched parameters, edit /etc/aide.conf accordingly.
  4. To start using the database, remove the .new substring from the initial database file name: 
    # mv /var/lib/aide/aide.db.new.gz /var/lib/aide/aide.db.gz
  5. Optional: To change the location of the AIDE database, edit the /etc/aide.conf file and modify the DBDIR value. For additional security, store the database, configuration, and the /usr/sbin/aide binary file in a secure location such as a read-only media.