Hi David, Unfortunately it's not that simple: On Sat, Nov 11, 2006 at 11:20:43PM -0800, David Liontooth wrote: > There are a number of reports that say smartmontools fails to start on > installation or upgrade. Even if /etc/default/smartmontools is set to run > smartd, this happens: > > # wajig install smartmontools_5.37~cvs20061002-1_amd64.deb > Selecting previously deselected package smartmontools. This indicates that smartmontools isn't even installed, so how can it be running? If you're running a self compiled version the maintainer scripts can't do very much about it.
> (Reading database ... 50125 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking smartmontools (from smartmontools_5.37~cvs20061002-1_amd64.deb) ... > Setting up smartmontools (5.37~cvs20061002-1) ... > > Configuration file `/etc/default/smartmontools' > ==> File on system created by you or by a script. > ==> File also in package provided by package maintainer. > What would you like to do about it ? Your options are: > Y or I : install the package maintainer's version > N or O : keep your currently-installed version > D : show the differences between the versions > Z : background this process to examine the situation > The default action is to keep your current version. > *** smartmontools (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ? Is This from a left over smartmontools installation? > Starting S.M.A.R.T. daemon: smartd failed! > invoke-rc.d: initscript smartmontools, action "start" failed. > dpkg: error processing smartmontools (--install): > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > smartmontools > > The reason is simply that smartd is already running, and all that's needed is > a restart. > I imagine there's a standard way to handle this? Check if it's running and do > a restart if it is? Again: how can the daemon be running, when the package isn't even installed? The packages prerm script is supposed to stop the daemon but this *can't* run if the package isn't even installed. Where does the running smartd come from? Cheers, -- Guido -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
