During the scanning process, AIDE compares the actual state of the file system with the reference values stored in the baseline database and informs you if there are any differences. You can either run AIDE scanning manually or configure automatic scanning. AIDE scanning can take up to 50 minutes depending on the system data. AIDE records the scanning results to the /var/log/aide/aide_scan_status.log file.

You must run AIDE scans on a regular basis.