Re: [smartmontools-support] How have smartd log to file instead ofsyslog

[BitBucket <fil...@gm...>]

Uh, but it turns out I'm not smart enough to understand it.

I inserted the option in smartd.conf, but got the below error from 
Windows 2003 Server system.  Reread the man page and couldn't find any 
man pages for syslog.syslog.conf,  syslogd,  and syslog. The line 
containing 'DEVICESCAN' has been commented out, so I'm unclear as to why 
it's interpreting this option as a directive.

-- Roy

Lines from smartd.conf:
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/dev/hda \
 -a \
 -W 2,40,45 \
 -o on \
 -S on \
 -s (S/../.././04|L/../../6/05) \
 -m sysmsgbox -M test \
 -l local3

/dev/hdb \
 -a \
 -W 2,40,45 \
 -o on \
 -S on \
 -s (S/../.././04|L/../../6/05) \
 -m sysmsgbox -M test \
 -l local4

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Error in Windows application log:
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Event Type: Error
Event Source: smartd
Event Category: None
Event ID: 4
Date:  5/12/2009
Time:  19:12:23
User:  N/A
Computer: K7N
Description:
The description for Event ID ( 4 ) in Source ( smartd ) cannot be found. 
The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or 
message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be 
able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help 
and Support for details. The following information is part of the event:
smartd, 2372, CRIT, File ./smartd.conf line 164 (drive /dev/hda): 
Invalid argument to -l Directive: local3, Valid arguments to -l 
Directive are: , error, selftest, Configuration file ./smartd.conf has 
fatal syntax errors..
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "BitBucket" <fil...@gm...>
To: "Christian Franke" <Chr...@t-...>
Cc: <sma...@li...>
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 18:47
Subject: Re: [smartmontools-support] How have smartd log to file instead 
ofsyslog


Thanks. -- found it.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christian Franke" <Chr...@t-...>
To: "BitBucket" <fil...@gm...>
Cc: <sma...@li...>
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 14:17
Subject: Re: [smartmontools-support] How have smartd log to file instead
of syslog


BitBucket wrote:
> Some time ago I knew how to tell smartd to log to a local file instead
> of syslog, but I seem to have forgotten what the option was and I
> can't find it now.

See '-l local0' option (not directive) on smartd man page.

Cheers,
Christian