diff --git a/sm5/README b/sm5/README index 64f40ea3aacf66bb263c81968d11445ad4f4b002..bc851c1c59e63608313e7a46f36f59a887b26e48 100644 --- a/sm5/README +++ b/sm5/README @@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ smartctl is a command line utility designed to perform smartd is a daemon that periodically monitors S.M.A.R.T. status and reports errors and changes in S.M.A.R.T. attributes to syslog. +SEE THE FILE "WARNINGS" FOR REPORTS OF HARDWARE WHERE THESE UTILITIES MIGHT +CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS SUCH AS LOCKUPS. + If you have just downloaded smartmontools from the URL above, then you can read about these commands using the man pages. Within this directory the commands: @@ -79,7 +82,7 @@ To install, use the commands: The tools require Linux kernel 2.2.14 or greater in order to run. Any recent Linux distribution should support this package. -Eleven files are installed: +Fourteen files are installed: /usr/sbin/smartd [Executable daemon] /usr/sbin/smartctl [Executable command-line utility] /etc/rc.d/init.d/smartd [Init/Startup script for smartd]