On Mon, Sep 25, 2006 at 09:02:55PM -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > Hello list members, [..] > This brings me to my question. Does anyone know of a way to get the > system to notify me of any changes to the DMA status of the drives? On > looking back in the syslog, I see this entry: > > Sep 24 17:38:16 miami vmunix: hdd: DMA disabled > > However, I am wondering if anyone knows of something to monitor for > those sorts of changes and notify the user. Something like a console > warning for programs that try to access the device, or a pop up window > if the user is logged in to an X session. I can probably code something > up, but I also don't want to reinvent the wheel.
Would "logcheck" do what you want? -- Chris. ====== " ... the official version cannot be abandoned because the implication of rejecting it is far too disturbing: that we are subject to a government conspiracy of `X-Files' proportions and insidiousness." Letter to the LA Times Magazine, September 18, 2005. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
