7.3. Updating an AIDE database
After verifying the changes of your system, such as package updates or configuration files adjustments, update also your baseline AIDE database.
Prerequisites
- AIDE is properly installed and its database is initialized. See Installing AIDE
Procedure
Update your baseline AIDE database:
# aide --updateThe
aide --updatecommand creates the/var/lib/aide/aide.db.new.gzdatabase file.-
To start using the updated database for integrity checks, remove the
.newsubstring from the file name.