Bug 271741

Summary:	smartd-conf.py should allow customization of parameters
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Matthew Mastracci <matthew>
Component:	smartmontools	Assignee:	Tomas Smetana <tsmetana>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Description Matthew Mastracci 2007-08-31 15:13:58 UTC

Description of problem:

smartd-conf.py currently hardcodes the parameters to each harddrive.  To
customize the parameter, you need to disable autogeneration of the smartd.conf
file.  It would be easier if a user could specify global flags if
/etc/sysconfig/smartmontools:

smartctl_opts="-t -l error -l selftest -s
(O/../.././(00|06|12|18)|S/../.././01|L/../../6/03)"

The above line requests more detailed monitoring of SMART flags, plus automatic
offline/extended tests throughout the day.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

smartmontools-5.37-3.fc7

How reproducible:

100%

Additional info:

Can provide a patch if needed.

Comment 1 Tomas Smetana 2007-09-03 09:05:31 UTC

It can be done quite easily but do you really think it's useful?  What's easier
on editing /etc/sysconfig/smartmontools than /etc/smartd.conf?  The script is
intended for inexperienced users to create a basic configuration for them.  If
you're able to configure smartd yourself, why do you need to have the config
file autogenerated?

Comment 2 Matthew Mastracci 2007-09-03 14:55:05 UTC

I agree that it doesn't take an overwhelming amount of work to modify the
smartd.conf file, but it ends up being a bit tedious on machines with more than
5 hard drives.  It also makes it easier and less error-prone when installing new
drives or modifying global configuration parameters.

It also makes it easier to modify the smartd templates on more than one machine.
 Currently, rolling out a change to run automatic tests on HDDs across 10
machines requires editing 10 files x # of hard drives.  With the change, it
would require 10 scp calls to write a new, identical config file.

I don't currently see a need for more granular option configuration - this would
be for configuring global defaults only.  If someone requires per-hard-drive
configuration, it would be just as easy to modify smartd.conf.

Comment 3 Tomas Smetana 2007-09-04 12:16:45 UTC

You should be able to add the parameters into /etc/sysconfig/smartmontools --
optional variable smartd_conf_opts.  The change will be present in the next update.

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2007-09-04 22:07:06 UTC

smartmontools-5.37-3.2.fc7 has been pushed to the Fedora 7 testing repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 5 Matthew Mastracci 2007-09-04 22:24:46 UTC

Tested, works as expected with and without the following option in
/etc/sysconfig/smartmontools:

smartd_conf_opts="-H -m root -t -l error -l selftest -s
(O/../.././(00|06|12|18)|S/../.././01|L/../../6/03)"

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2007-09-25 08:28:26 UTC

smartmontools-5.37-3.2.fc7 has been pushed to the Fedora 7 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.