[Aide] Configuring aide

[Keith Nasman]

Shashi Kanth Boddula wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am using SLES9 and i installed aide . First, i edited /etc/aide.conf
> file then i issued #aide --init command. After that, i modified some
> files in /etc directory . Then, i issued #aide --check command . But,
> this command is not working . it  
> is giving an error message called "Couldn't open file
> /var/lib/aide/aide.db for reading "
> 
> If i create above file, then if i issue #aide --check command, it is
> giving an error message "Filedatabase must have one db_spec
> spesification"
> 
> Please, any one can give suggestions on this.
> 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> shashi kanth 
> 

Shashi,

aide --init will create the new database as /var/lib/aide/aide.db.new. 
You need to copy/move /var/lib/aide/aide.db.new to /var/lib/aide/aide.db 
  when you do --init to initialize the db and after each subsequent 
--update. You can change these locations/files in the config file.

Keith