aide --init

Category: Security & Hardening

aide --init

Initialize the AIDE integrity database

Snapshots hashes, sizes, and permissions of system files into the initial AIDE database, the baseline for detecting tampering. The new database is written to /var/lib/aide/aide.db.new; move it into place before the first check. Run it on a freshly installed, trusted system.
Looking for more? Search all 7,657 commands — works offline, in English or Spanish, and fixes typos.