Upstream bug related to the first half (issue 1 in original report) is https://www.smartmontools.org/ticket/60 , "DEVICESCAN and hotplug"
** Bug watch added: www.smartmontools.org/ #60 https://www.smartmontools.org/ticket/60 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1582365 Title: doesn't handle hot-pluggable disks To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/smartmontools/+bug/1582365/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs