lynis

Security Audit - Performs security audits and hardening.

Last updated: 2026-05-10 Report error

Syntax

$lynis [COMMAND]

Examples

$lynis audit system

Examples

$lynis audit system --quiet

Examples

$lynis update info

Typical use cases

Standard usage

lynis --help

Detailed Help

man lynis

Note Comprehensive security auditing tool. Checks system hardening, malware indicators and security settings.

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