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         <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'manifests/main/config.pp', line 7</span>
@@ -129,6 +137,14 @@ class clamav_cd::main::config (
     unless  =&gt; &#39;/usr/sbin/getsebool antivirus_can_scan_system | grep --quiet &quot;on&quot;&#39;,
     path    =&gt; [&#39;/usr/sbin&#39;, &#39;/bin&#39;],
   }
+
+  # create a cron job to run a daily scan
+  cron { &#39;clamscan&#39;:
+    command =&gt; $cv_shell_script,
+    user    =&gt; $cv_cron_user,
+    hour    =&gt; $cv_cron_hour,
+    minute  =&gt; $cv_cron_minute,
+  }
 }</pre>
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         <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'manifests/main/files.pp', line 6</span>
@@ -194,6 +207,19 @@ class clamav_cd::main::files (
     seluser  =&gt; system_u,
     content  =&gt; template($cv_freshclam_svc_erb),
   }
+
+  # shell script for scanning and alerting
+  file { $cv_shell_script  :
+    ensure   =&gt; file,
+    owner    =&gt; &#39;root&#39;,
+    group    =&gt; &#39;root&#39;,
+    mode     =&gt; &#39;0750&#39;,
+    selrange =&gt; s0,
+    selrole  =&gt; object_r,
+    seltype  =&gt; etc_t,
+    seluser  =&gt; system_u,
+    content  =&gt; template($cv_shell_script_erb),
+  }
 }</pre>
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diff --git a/doc/puppet_classes/clamav_cd_3A_3Aparams.html b/doc/puppet_classes/clamav_cd_3A_3Aparams.html
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--- a/doc/puppet_classes/clamav_cd_3A_3Aparams.html
+++ b/doc/puppet_classes/clamav_cd_3A_3Aparams.html
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ inherited by all classes except defines.
         <span class='type'>(<tt>Array</tt>)</span>
       
       
-        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>[&#39;clamav&#39;,&#39;clamd&#39;]</tt>)</em>
+        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>[&#39;clamav&#39;,&#39;clamd&#39;,&#39;s-nail&#39;]</tt>)</em>
       
       
         &mdash;
@@ -373,6 +373,114 @@ inherited by all classes except defines.
         &mdash;
         <div class='inline'>
 <p>ip address to listen on</p>
+</div>
+      
+    </li>
+  
+    <li>
+      
+        <span class='name'>cv_alert_email</span>
+      
+      
+        <span class='type'>(<tt>String</tt>)</span>
+      
+      
+        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>&#39;you@example.com&#39;</tt>)</em>
+      
+      
+        &mdash;
+        <div class='inline'>
+<p>email address to send alerts</p>
+</div>
+      
+    </li>
+  
+    <li>
+      
+        <span class='name'>cv_cron_hour</span>
+      
+      
+        <span class='type'>(<tt>String</tt>)</span>
+      
+      
+        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>&#39;2&#39;</tt>)</em>
+      
+      
+        &mdash;
+        <div class='inline'>
+<p>which hour the scan should start</p>
+</div>
+      
+    </li>
+  
+    <li>
+      
+        <span class='name'>cv_cron_minute</span>
+      
+      
+        <span class='type'>(<tt>String</tt>)</span>
+      
+      
+        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>&#39;0&#39;</tt>)</em>
+      
+      
+        &mdash;
+        <div class='inline'>
+<p>which minute the scan should start</p>
+</div>
+      
+    </li>
+  
+    <li>
+      
+        <span class='name'>cv_cron_user</span>
+      
+      
+        <span class='type'>(<tt>String</tt>)</span>
+      
+      
+        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>&#39;root&#39;</tt>)</em>
+      
+      
+        &mdash;
+        <div class='inline'>
+<p>which user should run the cron job</p>
+</div>
+      
+    </li>
+  
+    <li>
+      
+        <span class='name'>cv_scan_dir</span>
+      
+      
+        <span class='type'>(<tt>String</tt>)</span>
+      
+      
+        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>&#39;/&#39;</tt>)</em>
+      
+      
+        &mdash;
+        <div class='inline'>
+<p>which directory should be scanned</p>
+</div>
+      
+    </li>
+  
+    <li>
+      
+        <span class='name'>cv_alert_file</span>
+      
+      
+        <span class='type'>(<tt>String</tt>)</span>
+      
+      
+        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>&#39;tmp/clamav-alert.txt&#39;</tt>)</em>
+      
+      
+        &mdash;
+        <div class='inline'>
+<p>location and name of the alert file</p>
 </div>
       
     </li>
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-        <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'manifests/params.pp', line 31</span>
+        <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'manifests/params.pp', line 37</span>
 
 class clamav_cd::params (
 
 # installation
-  Array $reqpackages              = [&#39;clamav&#39;,&#39;clamd&#39;],
+  Array $reqpackages              = [&#39;clamav&#39;,&#39;clamd&#39;,&#39;s-nail&#39;],
   String $pkg_ensure              = &#39;present&#39;,
 
 # clamd
@@ -453,6 +570,13 @@ class clamav_cd::params (
   String $cv_preludeanalyzername  = &#39;ClamAV&#39;,
   String $cv_tcpsocket            = &#39;3310&#39;,
   String $cv_tcpaddress           = &#39;localhost&#39;,
+  String $cv_alert_email          = &#39;you@example.com&#39;,
+  String $cv_cron_hour            = &#39;2&#39;,
+  String $cv_cron_minute          = &#39;0&#39;,
+  String $cv_cron_user            = &#39;root&#39;,
+  String $cv_scan_dir             = &#39;/&#39;,
+  String $cv_alert_file           = &#39;tmp/clamav-alert.txt&#39;,
+
 
 ) {
   # service
@@ -469,6 +593,8 @@ class clamav_cd::params (
   $cv_freshclam_erb       = &#39;clamav_cd/freshclam_conf.erb&#39;
   $cv_freshclam_svc       = &#39;/usr/lib/systemd/system/freshclam.service&#39;
   $cv_freshclam_svc_erb   = &#39;clamav_cd/freshclam_svc.erb&#39;
+  $cv_shell_script        = &quot;${cv_config_d_dir}/scan.sh&quot;
+  $cv_shell_script_erb    = &#39;clamav_cd/scan.sh.erb&#39;
 
   # includes must be last