I noticed that /var/log/messages has lines like:
Sep 24 22:38:07 smartd: smartd started
Sep 24 22:38:08 smartd: Device: /dev/hda, Found and is SMART capable
Sep 24 22:38:08 smartd: Device: /dev/sda, Found and is SMART capable
Sep 24 22:38:08 smartd: Device: /dev/sdb, Found and is SMART capable
Sep 24 22:38:08 smartd: smartd startup succeeded
Sep 24 23:08:22 smartd: Device: /dev/hda, S.M.A.R.T. Attribute: 1 Changed -1
Sep 24 23:08:22 smartd: Device: /dev/hda, S.M.A.R.T. Attribute: 195
Changed -1
Sep 25 00:08:36 smartd: Device: /dev/hda, S.M.A.R.T. Attribute: 1 Changed -1
Sep 25 00:08:36 smartd: Device: /dev/hda, S.M.A.R.T. Attribute: 195
Changed -1
Sep 25 00:38:43 smartd: Device: /dev/hda, S.M.A.R.T. Attribute: 1 Changed 1
Sep 25 00:38:43 smartd: Device: /dev/hda, S.M.A.R.T. Attribute: 195
Changed 1
Sep 25 01:08:49 smartd: Device: /dev/hda, S.M.A.R.T. Attribute: 1 Changed -1
Sep 25 01:08:49 smartd: Device: /dev/hda, S.M.A.R.T. Attribute: 195
Changed -1
Sep 25 01:38:56 smartd: Device: /dev/hda, S.M.A.R.T. Attribute: 1 Changed 2
Sep 25 01:38:56 smartd: Device: /dev/hda, S.M.A.R.T. Attribute: 195
Changed 2
Sep 25 03:09:17 smartd: Device: /dev/hda, S.M.A.R.T. Attribute: 1 Changed -1
Sep 25 03:09:17 smartd: Device: /dev/hda, S.M.A.R.T. Attribute: 195
Changed -1
Sep 25 03:39:23 smartd: Device: /dev/hda, S.M.A.R.T. Attribute: 1 Changed 1
Sep 25 03:39:23 smartd: Device: /dev/hda, S.M.A.R.T. Attribute: 195
Changed 1
Sep 25 04:09:24 smartd: Device: /dev/hda, S.M.A.R.T. Attribute: 1 Changed -1
Sep 25 04:09:24 smartd: Device: /dev/hda, S.M.A.R.T. Attribute: 195
Changed -1
Sep 25 04:39:30 smartd: Device: /dev/hda, S.M.A.R.T. Attribute: 1 Changed 1
Sep 25 04:39:30 smartd: Device: /dev/hda, S.M.A.R.T. Attribute: 195
Changed 1
Sep 25 05:09:37 smartd: Device: /dev/hda, S.M.A.R.T. Attribute: 1 Changed -1
Sep 25 05:09:37 smartd: Device: /dev/hda, S.M.A.R.T. Attribute: 195
Changed -1
Sep 25 05:39:43 smartd: Device: /dev/hda, S.M.A.R.T. Attribute: 1 Changed 1
Sep 25 05:39:43 smartd: Device: /dev/hda, S.M.A.R.T. Attribute: 195
Changed 1
Sep 25 08:10:16 smartd: Device: /dev/hda, S.M.A.R.T. Attribute: 1 Changed -1
Sep 25 08:10:16 smartd: Device: /dev/hda, S.M.A.R.T. Attribute: 195
Changed -1
Is this something about which I should be concerned? (I noticed that
/dev/hda is listed but /dev/sda and /dev/sdb are not.)
Craig
You could run smartctl -a /dev/hda and see what's changing, or you could
poke around in /etc/smartd.conf and correct/add the entries to send you
email when something changes.
steve