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Stopping and Resuming the Scanner#

On the server where the scanner is installed, run the following.

Linux#

The Linux scanner is scheduled by the cron entry in /etc/cron.d/vuls-saas-scan on the server where it is installed.

Stopping the Linux Scanner#

You can stop the scanner by commenting out the trigger definition for vuls-saas-scan.

# Scanner is running

$ cat /etc/cron.d/vuls-saas-scan
15 16 * * * vuls-saas /opt/vuls-saas/vuls-saas.sh >/dev/null 2>&1

Add a # to the beginning.

# Stop the scanner

$ cat /etc/cron.d/vuls-saas-scan
#15 16 * * * vuls-saas /opt/vuls-saas/vuls-saas.sh >/dev/null 2>&1

Resuming the Linux Scanner#

By removing the leading #, the scanner will resume operation.

# Scanner is stopped

$ cat /etc/cron.d/vuls-saas-scan
#15 16 * * * vuls-saas /opt/vuls-saas/vuls-saas.sh >/dev/null 2>&1

Remove the leading #.

# Resume the scanner

$ cat /etc/cron.d/vuls-saas-scan
15 16 * * * vuls-saas /opt/vuls-saas/vuls-saas.sh >/dev/null 2>&1

Windows#

The Windows scanner is scheduled using Task Scheduler on the server where it is installed.

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Stopping the Windows Scanner#

Right-click the vuls-saas-scan task and select "Disable" to stop the Windows scanner.

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If the task status shows "Disabled", the scanner is stopped.

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Resuming the Windows Scanner#

Right-click the disabled vuls-saas-scan task and select "Enable" to resume the Windows scanner.

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If the task status shows "Ready", the scanner will start at the next scheduled time.

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Trivy#

The Trivy scanner is scheduled by the cron entry in /etc/cron.d/vuls-trivy-saas-scan on the server where it is installed.

Stopping the Trivy Scanner#

You can stop the scanner by commenting out the trigger definition for vuls-trivy-saas-scan.

# Scanner is running

$ cat vuls-trivy-saas-scan
59 06 * * * vuls-trivy-saas /opt/vuls-trivy-saas/vuls-trivy-saas.sh &> /opt/vuls-trivy-saas/vuls-trivy.log

Add a # to the beginning.

# Stop the scanner

$ cat vuls-trivy-saas-scan
#59 06 * * * vuls-trivy-saas /opt/vuls-trivy-saas/vuls-trivy-saas.sh &> /opt/vuls-trivy-saas/vuls-trivy.log

Resuming the Trivy Scanner#

By removing the leading #, the Trivy scanner will resume operation.

# Scanner is stopped

$ cat vuls-trivy-saas-scan
#59 06 * * * vuls-trivy-saas /opt/vuls-trivy-saas/vuls-trivy-saas.sh &> /opt/vuls-trivy-saas/vuls-trivy.log

Remove the leading #.

# Resume the scanner

$ cat vuls-trivy-saas-scan
59 06 * * * vuls-trivy-saas /opt/vuls-trivy-saas/vuls-trivy-saas.sh &> /opt/vuls-trivy-saas/vuls-trivy.log