diff --git a/lib/check/checks_test.go b/lib/check/checks_test.go
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+++ b/lib/check/checks_test.go
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+//go:build !windows
+
+package check
+
+import (
+	"github.com/bmatcuk/doublestar/v4"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func MustGetUserHomeDir() string {
+	homeDir, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
+	return homeDir
+}
+
+var shouldMatch = []string{
+	"/var/log/mysqld.log",
+	"/var/log/mysql.log",
+	"/usr/local/psa/var/log/xferlog.any",
+	"/usr/local/psa/var/log/xferlog.any",
+	"/var/log/xferlog.any",
+	"/var/log/secure.any",
+	"/var/log/pureftp.log.any",
+	"/var/log/apache2/access.log.any",
+	"/var/log/apache2/error_log.any",
+	"/var/log/httpd.any",
+	"/var/log/apache/access.log.any",
+	"/var/log/apache/error.log.any",
+	"/var/log/nginx/any.log.any",
+	"/usr/local/psa/var/log/maillog.log",
+	"/var/log/maillog.log",
+	MustGetUserHomeDir() + "/.bash_history",
+	MustGetUserHomeDir() + "/.zsh_history",
+	MustGetUserHomeDir() + "/.node_repl_history",
+	MustGetUserHomeDir() + "/.python_history",
+	"/var/log/sshd.log",
+	"/var/log/lastlog",
+	"/var/log/boot.log.any",
+	"/var/log/auth.log.any",
+	"/var/log/daemon.log.any",
+	"/var/log/kern.log.any",
+	"/var/log/boot.log.any",
+	"/var/log/syslog.any",
+	"/var/log/mail.log.any",
+	"/var/log/messages.any",
+	"/var/log/secure.any",
+	"/var/log/btmp.any",
+	"/var/log/utmp.any",
+	"/var/log/wtmp.any",
+	"/var/log/faillog",
+	"/var/log/audit/any.log.any",
+	"/var/log/dmesg",
+}
+
+var shouldNotMatch = []string{
+	"/var/log/foo.log",
+}
+
+func TestChecks_Valid(t *testing.T) {
+	var patterns []string
+	for _, c := range checks {
+		patterns = append(patterns, c.Paths()...)
+	}
+
+	for _, file := range shouldMatch {
+		t.Run(file, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var match bool
+			for _, p := range patterns {
+				m, _ := doublestar.Match(p, file)
+				if m {
+					match = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if !match {
+				t.Errorf("file %s did not match any pattern", file)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestChecks_Invalid(t *testing.T) {
+	var patterns []string
+	for _, c := range checks {
+		patterns = append(patterns, c.Paths()...)
+	}
+
+	for _, file := range shouldNotMatch {
+		t.Run(file, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var match bool
+			for _, p := range patterns {
+				m, _ := doublestar.Match(p, file)
+				if m {
+					match = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if match {
+				t.Errorf("file %s unexpectedly matched one or more patterns", file)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}