Version 5.36 (stable) on an x86 machine - when smartd is started, several messages are written in /var/log/messages and when "-M test" is added in /etc/smartd.conf, a test message goes to the user indicated with the "-m" parameter in /etc/smartd.conf.
Version 5.36 on an ~amd64 machine - when smartd is started, no message is written in /var/log/messages (although I get the "ok" via the console) and the -M test addition to /etc/smartd.conf does not has any effect.
Also, on a sata disk the following line in smartd.conf makes smartd not starting ("!!" via the console)
For this sata disk, I also get a error message:/dev/sda -a -o on -S on -I 194 -H -l error -l selftest -s (S/../.././04|L/../../6/05) -m root -M test
Any ideas what I am doing wrong?smartctl -i /dev/sda
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Model Family: Maxtor MaXLine III family (ATA/133 and SATA/150)
Device Model: Maxtor 7L300S0
Serial Number: L60ARZ6H
Firmware Version: BANC1E00
User Capacity: 300.090.728.448 bytes
Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is: 7
ATA Standard is: ATA/ATAPI-7 T13 1532D revision 0
Local Time is: Sat Apr 21 19:39:57 2007 CEST
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled
Warning! SMART Attribute Thresholds Structure error: invalid SMART checksum.
