Re: SMART tool 6.4 -M test feature is not working.

Shukla, Alok (GE Healthcare) wrote:
> The output is as below.
> smartd 6.3 2014-07-26 r3976 [i686-w64-mingw32-win7-sp1] (sf-6.3-1)
> Copyright (C) 2002-14, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org
>
> Opened configuration file D:/Interfaces/Utils/smartd.conf
> Drive: DEVICESCAN, implied '-a' Directive on line 23 of file D:/Interfaces/Utils/smartd.conf
> Configuration file D:/Interfaces/Utils/smartd.conf was parsed, found DEVICESCAN, scanning devices

The smartd.conf file is the unchanged sample file with one configuration 
line appended. Here this smartd.conf after removing blank and comment lines:

DEVICESCAN
/dev/hda -S on -H -l selftest -o on -m <nomailer> -M exec 
"D:\Interfaces\Utils\SmartdMsg.exe" -M test

The 2nd line has no effect. See smartd.conf man page:
"If a non-comment entry in the configuration file is the text string 
DEVICESCAN in capital letters, then smartd will ignore any remaining 
lines in the configuration file, and will scan for devices."

Regards,
Christian


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