robertdebock.lynis
Ansible role lynis
THIS ROLE HAS BEEN ARCHIVED AS OF DEC 2023.
Install and configure lynis on your system.
| GitHub | GitLab | Downloads | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
Example Playbook
This example is taken from molecule/default/converge.yml and is tested on each push, pull request and release.
---
- name: Converge
hosts: all
become: yes
gather_facts: yes
roles:
- role: robertdebock.lynis
The machine needs to be prepared. In CI this is done using molecule/default/prepare.yml:
---
- name: Prepare
hosts: all
become: yes
gather_facts: no
roles:
- role: robertdebock.bootstrap
- role: robertdebock.cron
- role: robertdebock.git
Also see a full explanation and example on how to use these roles.
Role Variables
The default values for the variables are set in defaults/main.yml:
---
# defaults file for lynis
# Where to install lynis
lynis_destination: "/tmp/lynis"
# The version to install
lynis_version: "3.0.6"
# Where to save the output of a report.
lynis_output: "{{ lynis_destination }}/{{ ansible_date_time.date }}-audit_system.txt"
# Run lynis on execution of the playbook?
lynis_run_now: yes
# Schedule a repetetive job?
lynis_cronjob: yes
Requirements
- pip packages listed in requirements.txt.
State of used roles
The following roles are used to prepare a system. You can prepare your system in another way.
| Requirement | GitHub | GitLab |
|---|---|---|
| robertdebock.bootstrap | ||
| robertdebock.cron | ||
| robertdebock.git |
Context
This role is a part of many compatible roles. Have a look at the documentation of these roles for further information.
Here is an overview of related roles:

Compatibility
This role has been tested on these container images:
| container | tags |
|---|---|
| Amazon | Candidate |
| EL | 8, 9 |
| Debian | all |
| Fedora | all |
| opensuse | all |
| Ubuntu | all |
The minimum version of Ansible required is 2.12, tests have been done to:
- The previous version.
- The current version.
- The development version.
If you find issues, please register them in GitHub.
License
Author Information
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ansible-galaxy install robertdebock.lynis