Install Procedure for lynis¶

Requirements¶

To install logwatch you will need the following:

• a installed and supported operating system (e.g. CentOS 7.x)
• root-access
• a fast internet connection
• EPEL

Preliminary Note¶

Lynis is an auditing and hardening tool for Unix/Linux and you might even call it a compliance tool. It scans the system and installed software. Then it performs many individual security control checks. It determines the hardening state of the machine, detects security issues and provides suggestions to improve the security defense of the system.

install lynis¶

yum install lynis