Re: Should I use -S just once or should I put it in smartd.conf?

Ivan Lezhnjov Jr. wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am uncertain about -S option (SMART autosave of vendor specific Attributes).
>
> Should I use it just once when initializing the drives, or is it a good idea to use it in in smarts.conf as well?

I never use -S because autosave is apparently always enabled by default.

 From the ATA Standard since ATA-3: "The state of the attribute autosave 
feature, either enabled or disabled, shall be preserved by the device 
during all power and reset events."


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