Re: [smartmontools-support] using smartd -s with a "any-hour-regex"

[Simon B. <sim...@bl...>]

Bruce Allen wrote:
> Hi Simon,
> 
> I would suggest that you take the second approach and schedule 
> self-tests at the most probable time that you computer is on.  This 
> means that you will miss tests from time to time.  That's OK, as long as 
> they are run on a regular basis.

Thanks for the fast reply!

> 
> My advice however would be to do a LONG not a short self test once per 
> week.  You want to know if some sectors of your disk have become 
> unreadable; this is the best way to find out.

That's what I actually has in mind, must have confused things a little..