During an automated install/deinstall check the following error has happened: ERROR: Output running pre uninstall script for package smartmontools-1:5.36-5.fc7.i386 Shutting down smartd: [FAILED] Redirecting the output of the /sbin/service stop command fixes the problem. preuninstall scriptlet (using /bin/sh): if [ "$1" = "0" ] ; then /sbin/service smartd stop > /dev/null 2>&1 /sbin/chkconfig --del smartd fi