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| author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2019-07-08 20:14:49 +0000 |
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| committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2019-07-08 20:14:49 +0000 |
| commit | 4bf37db76e7dda93e57a9730958c6d467a85c622 (patch) | |
| tree | e9cdf1b63c1e77c6689994f297dd015b343e4920 /collectors/python.d.plugin/smartd_log/README.md | |
| parent | Releasing debian version 1.15.0-1. (diff) | |
| download | netdata-4bf37db76e7dda93e57a9730958c6d467a85c622.tar.xz netdata-4bf37db76e7dda93e57a9730958c6d467a85c622.zip | |
Merging upstream version 1.16.0.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/collectors/python.d.plugin/smartd_log/README.md b/collectors/python.d.plugin/smartd_log/README.md index 3b0816fb8..f6584be70 100644 --- a/collectors/python.d.plugin/smartd_log/README.md +++ b/collectors/python.d.plugin/smartd_log/README.md @@ -85,7 +85,11 @@ For this you need to set `smartd_opts` (or `SMARTD_ARGS`, check _smartd.service_ # dump smartd attrs info every 600 seconds smartd_opts="-A /var/log/smartd/ -i 600" ``` - +You may need to create the smartd directory before smartd will write to it: +``` +mkdir -p /var/log/smartd +``` +Otherwise, all the smartd `.csv` files may get written to `/var/lib/smartmontools` (default location). See also [https://linux.die.net/man/8/smartd](https://linux.die.net/man/8/smartd) for more info on the `-A --attributelog=PREFIX` command. `smartd` appends logs at every run. It's strongly recommended to use `logrotate` for smartd files. |