--- - name: system setup | aide | install aide package tags: aide,hardening,system package: name: aide state: present - name: system setup | aide | check if aide database exists tags: aide,hardening,system stat: path: /var/lib/aide/aide.db register: aide_db - name: system setup | aide | initialize aide database if it does not exist tags: aide,hardening,system block: - name: system setup | aide | run aide --init (this may take a while) command: aide --config /etc/aide/aide.conf --init register: aide_init_result changed_when: "'AIDE, version' in aide_init_result.stdout" async: 1800 # Allow up to 30 minutes for initialization poll: 15 - name: system setup | aide | copy new database to be the active one copy: src: /var/lib/aide/aide.db.new dest: /var/lib/aide/aide.db remote_src: true owner: root group: root mode: '0600' when: aide_init_result.changed when: not aide_db.stat.exists - name: system setup | aide | schedule daily check tags: aide,hardening,system cron: name: "AIDE daily check" minute: "0" hour: "5" job: "/usr/bin/aide --check" cron_file: aide_check # Creates /etc/cron.d/aide_check