Cron, at least on Centos/RHEL, doesn't have /sbin nor /usr/sbin in its
default PATH.
I edited my openvas-*-sync scripts to include
PATH= /sbin:/usr/sbin:$PATH

On 11/7/2016 12:34 PM, Allyn Baskerville wrote:
>
> I’m confused about the NVT update process. I see both openvas-nvt-sync
> and openvas-nvt-sync-cron, but if I’m understanding this properly, the
> new NVTs will not take effect until either the server is rebooted or
> the openvas service is restarted? I’ve read some posts that indicates
> the database has to be rebuilt using “openvasmd –rebuild”? Is this the
> case? I have the latest openvas-nvt-sync and openvas-nvt-sync-cron
> scripts, and I’ve read this isn’t enough, and that the server still
> has to be rebooted. Is this correct? I can reboot the server so many
> minutes after running the nvt updates using cron, but is there a more
> elegant way to do this? Incidentally, there is
> “/etc/init.d/openvas-manager restart > /dev/null 2>&1” inside the cron
> script which is an invalid path for my CentOS 7 installation, and I
> cannot find an executable anywhere on the system called
> “openvas-manager”. I know I’m missing something here, but can someone
> please help me out regarding an automated NVT update process? I really
> appreciate any assistance.
>
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> Thanks - Baskervi
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