>> >> Package: smartmontools >> >> Version: 5.38-3 >> >> Severity: normal >> >> >> >> After the last testing upgrade, smartmontools refuses to start: >> >Please have a look at syslog or run smartd from the commandline to find >> >out what causes the problem. >> >> Sorry for the delay. It turned out it was an error in the previous >> config file (an 'exec' command which is no longer recognised). After >> purging the package and reinstalling it, I see no more errors. >> >> Maybe this indicates an incompatibility with old versions? If this is >> the case, then the installation procedure should detect it and take >> appropriate actions. >Could you attache the old an new config for this?
The only differenc is that I had changed the default DEVICESCAN line from: DEVICESCAN -m root -M exec /usr/share/smartmontools/smartd-runner to DEVICESCAN -a -o on -S on -s (S/../.././00|L/../../6/07) -m root -M test exec /usr/share/smartmontools/smartd-runner and this is what I got: # smartd -d smartd version 5.38 [x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-8 Bruce Allen Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ Opened configuration file /etc/smartd.conf File /etc/smartd.conf line 23 (drive DEVICESCAN): unknown Directive: exec Run smartd -D to print a list of valid Directives. Configuration file /etc/smartd.conf has fatal syntax errors. I would tell that it worked before upgrading. -- Francesco Potortì (ricercatore) Voice: +39 050 315 3058 (op.2111) ISTI - Area della ricerca CNR Fax: +39 050 315 2040 via G. Moruzzi 1, I-56124 Pisa Email: poto...@isti.cnr.it (entrance 20, 1st floor, room C71) Web: http://fly.isti.cnr.it/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
