added cronjob description

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Andre Pawlowski 2022-01-07 10:56:40 +01:00
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Finally, you can run all configured scripts by executing `start_search.py` (which is located in the main directory) or by executing each script manually. A Python3 interpreter is needed to run the scripts.
### Monitoring
If you want to use the scripts to monitor your Linux system constantly, you have to perform the following steps:
1. Set up a notification channel that is supported by the scripts (currently printing out, mail, or [AlertR](https://github.com/sqall01/alertR)).
2. Configure the scripts that you want to run using the configuration files in the `scripts/config/` directory.
3. Set up a cron job as `root` user that executes `start_search.py` (e.g., `0 * * * * root /root/security_scripts/start_search.py` to start the search hourly).
## List of Scripts
| Name | Script |