On 9/9/2014 3:48 PM, Always Learning wrote: > Having problems with Tripwire on C6, I installed AIDE from the base > repository. x86_64 0.14-3.el6_2.2 base 123 k > > > typing: > aide > result: > "Couldn't open file /var/lib/aide/aide.db.gz for reading" > (directory is empty and aide.db.gz does not exist.) > typing: > aide -i (for initialise the Aide database) > result: > "AIDE, version 0.14 > ### AIDE database at /var/lib/aide/aide.db.new.gz initialized." > (size 10 bytes) > typing: > aide > result: > "Couldn't open file /var/lib/aide/aide.db.gz for reading" > typing: > aide --init (for the second time) > result: > "AIDE, version 0.14 > ### AIDE database at /var/lib/aide/aide.db.new.gz initialized." > (now 2,225,108 bytes) > typing: > aide > result: > "Couldn't open file /var/lib/aide/aide.db.gz for reading" > action: > renaming aide.db.new.gz as aide.db.gz > typing: > aide > result: > (noticeable delay) > "AIDE, version 0.14 > ### All files match AIDE database. Looks okay!" > (only 1 file in /var/lib/aide = aide.db.gz) > typing: > aide -u > result: > (noticeable delay) > "AIDE, version 0.14 > ### All files match AIDE database. Looks okay! > ### New AIDE database written to /var/lib/aide/aide.db.new.gz" > > > Comment: > Looks like I have solved the riddle :-) > I did do a 'yum erase aide' followed by a 'yum install aide' > to ensure my first experience was not a technical malfunction. I'm a bit behind on this list, but as I don't see any other replies, I'll comment here. Aide does not update it's database file. Whenever you run an init or update, it will create a new file. You then have to manually rename that file in order to start using the new database. -- Bowie