<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Dec 4, 2014, at 3:46 PM, Bradley Giesbrecht <<a href="mailto:pixilla@macports.org" class="">pixilla@macports.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><br class="">On Nov 27, 2014, at 7:04 AM, Ubence Quevedo <<a href="mailto:thatrat@gmail.com" class="">thatrat@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">Hi All,<br class=""></blockquote><br class="">Hi from Turlock:)<br class=""><br class=""></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div><div>Greetings from Merced!</div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">I'm not sure that this is the right place to post this, but it seems that smartmontools that I have installed through port isn't scanning drive when I have the appropriate configuration file at /opt/local/etc/smartd.conf configured.<br class=""><br class="">Here's the relevant line to run a short scan at 5AM every morning and then a long scan at 6AM:<br class="">/dev/disk0 -H -l error -l selftest -f -s (S/../.././05|L/../.././06) -m <a href="mailto:xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx" class="">xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx</a><br class=""><br class="">I took a look at the console, and saw the following lines when the scanning was supposed to occur:<br class="">Nov 25 05:22:24 Ubences-Intel-iMac.local smartd[152]: Authorization, server not available<br class="">Nov 25 05:22:24 Ubences-Intel-iMac.local smartd[152]: Device: /dev/disk0, execute Short Self-Test failed.<br class="">Nov 25 06:22:25 Ubences-Intel-iMac.local smartd[152]: Device: /dev/disk0, execute Long Self-Test failed.<br class=""><br class="">What stands out to me is the first line "Authorization, server not available".<br class=""><br class="">I've tried looking for info on this particular output, but I can't find anything to trace back to how this is occurring?<br class=""></blockquote><br class="">Can you run smartctl successfully?<br class="">sudo smartctl -P show /dev/disk0<br class="">sudo smartctl -t short /dev/disk0<br class="">sudo smartctl -a /dev/disk0<br class=""><br class=""></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div><div>I can run all of those, and I’ve never had to sudo them:</div><div><br class=""></div><div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Ubences-Intel-iMac:~ uquevedo$ smartctl -P show /dev/disk0</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">smartctl 6.2 2013-07-26 r3841 [x86_64-apple-darwin14.0.0] (local build)</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Copyright (C) 2002-13, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, <a href="http://www.smartmontools.org" class="">www.smartmontools.org</a></font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Drive found in smartmontools Database. Drive identity strings:</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">MODEL: WDC WD1002FAEX-00Y9A0</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">FIRMWARE: 05.01D05</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">match smartmontools Drive Database entry:</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">MODEL REGEXP: WDC WD(5002AAL|(64|75)02AAE|((10|15|20)02|4001)FAE)X-.*</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">FIRMWARE REGEXP: .*</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">MODEL FAMILY: Western Digital Caviar Black</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">ATTRIBUTE OPTIONS: None preset; no -v options are required.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Ubences-Intel-iMac:~ uquevedo$ smartctl -t short /dev/disk0</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">smartctl 6.2 2013-07-26 r3841 [x86_64-apple-darwin14.0.0] (local build)</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Copyright (C) 2002-13, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, <a href="http://www.smartmontools.org" class="">www.smartmontools.org</a></font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">=== START OF OFFLINE IMMEDIATE AND SELF-TEST SECTION ===</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Sending command: "Execute SMART Short self-test routine immediately in off-line mode".</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Drive command "Execute SMART Short self-test routine immediately in off-line mode" successful.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Testing has begun.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Please wait 2 minutes for test to complete.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Test will complete after Thu Dec 4 17:00:29 2014</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Use smartctl -X to abort test.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Ubences-Intel-iMac:~ uquevedo$ smartctl -a /dev/disk0</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">smartctl 6.2 2013-07-26 r3841 [x86_64-apple-darwin14.0.0] (local build)</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Copyright (C) 2002-13, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, <a href="http://www.smartmontools.org" class="">www.smartmontools.org</a></font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Model Family: Western Digital Caviar Black</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Device Model: WDC WD1002FAEX-00Y9A0</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Serial Number: [Hiding this on purpose]</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">LU WWN Device Id: 5 0014ee 2064339e8</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Firmware Version: 05.01D05</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">User Capacity: 1,000,204,886,016 bytes [1.00 TB]</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Sector Size: 512 bytes logical/physical</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">ATA Version is: ATA8-ACS (minor revision not indicated)</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">SATA Version is: SATA 2.6, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 3.0 Gb/s)</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Local Time is: Thu Dec 4 17:03:58 2014 PST</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">SMART support is: Enabled</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">General SMART Values:</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Offline data collection status: (0x85)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Offline data collection activity</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>was aborted by an interrupting command from host.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Auto Offline Data Collection: Enabled.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Self-test execution status: ( 0)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The previous self-test routine completed</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>without error or no self-test has ever </font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>been run.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Total time to complete Offline </font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">data collection: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>(16860) seconds.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Offline data collection</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">capabilities: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> (0x7b) SMART execute Offline immediate.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Auto Offline data collection on/off support.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Suspend Offline collection upon new</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>command.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Offline surface scan supported.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Self-test supported.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Conveyance Self-test supported.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Selective Self-test supported.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">SMART capabilities: (0x0003)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Saves SMART data before entering</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>power-saving mode.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Supports SMART auto save timer.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Error logging capability: (0x01)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Error logging supported.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>General Purpose Logging supported.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Short self-test routine </font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">recommended polling time: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> ( 2) minutes.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Extended self-test routine</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">recommended polling time: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> ( 174) minutes.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Conveyance self-test routine</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">recommended polling time: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> ( 5) minutes.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">SCT capabilities: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> (0x3035)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>SCT Status supported.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>SCT Feature Control supported.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>SCT Data Table supported.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""> 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x002f 200 200 051 Pre-fail Always - 13</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""> 3 Spin_Up_Time 0x0027 171 170 021 Pre-fail Always - 4433</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""> 4 Start_Stop_Count 0x0032 076 076 000 Old_age Always - 24328</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""> 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 200 200 140 Pre-fail Always - 0</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""> 7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x002e 100 253 000 Old_age Always - 0</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""> 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 094 094 000 Old_age Always - 5066</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""> 10 Spin_Retry_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""> 11 Calibration_Retry_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""> 12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 079 079 000 Old_age Always - 21823</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 21</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 192 192 000 Old_age Always - 24306</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0022 107 081 000 Old_age Always - 40</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0030 200 200 000 Old_age Offline - 0</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate 0x0008 200 200 000 Old_age Offline - 1</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">SMART Error Log Version: 1</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">No Errors Logged</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""># 1 Short offline Completed without error 00% 5066 -</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""># 2 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 4673 -</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""># 3 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 4080 -</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""># 4 Short offline Completed without error 00% 2987 -</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""># 5 Extended offline Aborted by host 80% 2985 -</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""># 6 Short offline Completed without error 00% 2982 -</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""># 7 Short offline Completed without error 00% 2975 -</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""># 8 Short offline Aborted by host 90% 2962 -</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""># 9 Short offline Completed without error 00% 2960 -</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">#10 Short offline Completed without error 00% 2957 -</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">#11 Short offline Completed without error 00% 2956 -</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">#12 Short offline Completed without error 00% 2950 -</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">#13 Short offline Completed without error 00% 2948 -</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">#14 Short offline Completed without error 00% 2946 -</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">#15 Short offline Completed without error 00% 2944 -</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">#16 Short offline Completed without error 00% 2941 -</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">#17 Short offline Completed without error 00% 2939 -</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">#18 Short offline Completed without error 00% 2934 -</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">#19 Short offline Completed without error 00% 2933 -</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">#20 Short offline Completed without error 00% 2929 -</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">#21 Short offline Completed without error 00% 2927 -</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""> SPAN MIN_LBA MAX_LBA CURRENT_TEST_STATUS</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""> 1 0 0 Not_testing</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""> 2 0 0 Not_testing</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""> 3 0 0 Not_testing</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""> 4 0 0 Not_testing</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""> 5 0 0 Not_testing</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">Selective self-test flags (0x0):</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class=""> After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk.</font></div><div><font face="Andale Mono" class="">If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay.</font></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div>As you can see from the Self-test log, the configuration file was all working up to a point and then just stopped.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>-Ubence</div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><br class="">Regards,<br class="">Bradley Giesbrecht (pixilla)<br class=""><br class=""></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></body></html>