[smartmontools-support] Fwd: Short self-test "Function not implemented"?

[Martin C. <M_C...@bi...>]

Sorry about this, but I think I've found the solution to this question.
Apparently you need to run with ADMIN rights.........Martin

>>> Martin Craigen 04/06/2010 16:10 >>>
My company is intending to use smartmontools (smartctl) to monitor hard disks.
I have asked a colleague (working at a different location) to run a series of tests using smartctl version 5.38.
He is seeing something I have not seen when testing any of my disks, namely, on running a short self-test on a SATA , he gets :-

smartctl --test=short C: 

"Execute SMART Short self-test routine immediately in off-line mode failed: Function not implemented."

SMART is enabled via "smartctl --smart=on C:"

Is this a common occurrence?

More importantly, where can I find out about all kinds of responses so that my tests can cater for all kinds of disks in all circumstances (OK, maybe that's too much to ask)?

Thanks............Martin

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