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List profiles

Lynis command for list profiles. Copy the command below and use it in your terminal.

lynis — terminal
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ lynis show profiles
Tool
Lynis
Category
Vulnerability Assessment
Purpose
List profiles

🛡️ Usage Tips

  • Always ensure you have proper authorization before using Lynis against any target
  • Replace target with the actual IP address or hostname you are testing
  • Run this command from a Kali Linux terminal or any system with Lynis installed
  • Combine with other Lynis commands for more comprehensive results
  • Pipe output to a file with > output.txt for later analysis

🔗 More Lynis Commands

lynis audit system
Full system audit
lynis audit system --quick
Quick audit
lynis show details TEST-1234
Test details
lynis audit system --pentest
Pentest profile
lynis audit system --forensics
Forensics profile
lynis show settings
Show settings
lynis audit system -Q
Quiet non-interactive
lynis audit system --no-colors
No colored output
lynis audit system --logfile /tmp/lynis.log
Custom log file
lynis audit system --report-file /tmp/report.dat
Custom report
lynis audit system --auditor "Tester"
Set auditor name
lynis show commands
Show available commands

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