How to Audit Your Server with Lynis

Lynis is an open-source security auditing tool that checks your system configuration.

Install

apt install lynis -y

Run Audit

lynis audit system

Review Results

Lynis provides a hardening index score and categorized suggestions:

• Warnings (critical issues)
• Suggestions (improvements)
• Compliant items (properly configured)

Automated Scanning

crontab -e\n0 3 * * 0 lynis audit system --cronjob >> /var/log/lynis-audit.log