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title: 'antimalware:monitoring:paths'
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date: '2026-10-07'
description: 'Configure the anti-malware real-time file monitoring paths used when default_monitor_mode is set to /usr/local/maldetect/monitor_paths sentinel --task=antimalware:monitoring:paths --oper=<path_add|path_del> --value=<string> Option Value Description --oper <string> The operatio…'
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# antimalware:monitoring:paths

Configure the anti-malware real-time file monitoring paths used when default\_monitor\_mode is set to `/usr/local/maldetect/monitor_paths`

```
sentinel --task=antimalware:monitoring:paths --oper=<path_add|path_del> --value=<string>
```

| Option | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `--oper` | <string> | The operation you want to perform. Operations: path\_add, path\_del |
| `--value` | <string> | The value you want to add or delete. |
| `--restart` | <yes> | Restart the service after saving settings. |

## Examples

```
// add a path
sentinel --task=antimalware:monitoring:paths --oper=path_add --value=/var/spool/cron --restart=yes

// remove a path
sentinel --task=antimalware:monitoring:paths --oper=path_del --value=/var/spool/cron --restart=yes

// monitor the shared uploads directory in real time
sentinel --task=antimalware:monitoring:paths --oper=path_add --value=/var/www/vhosts/shared/uploads --restart=yes
```

## Related Pages

- [Monitoring Settings](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/settings/antimalware/monitoring-settings "Monitoring Settings")

 [ ](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/antimalware/antimalware-monitoring) [](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/settings/antimalware/monitoring-settings)

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