Changes between Version 10 and Version 11 of install_debian_extras

Timestamp:

Mar 31, 2008, 8:51:52 AM (14 years ago)

Author:

Jamie McClelland

Comment:

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install_debian_extras

@@ -17 +17 @@
  * Login as root and install the following packages (if you plan to install postfix, replace esmtp-run with postfix)
 {{{
-# aptitude install ssh ntp less emacs21-nox cron-apt iproute mailx esmtp-run locales lsof psmisc screen smartmontools
+# aptitude install ssh ntp less emacs21-nox cron-apt iproute mailx esmtp-run locales lsof psmisc screen
 }}}
  * Configure locales to use en_US.UTF-8 (run dpkg-reconfigure locales if necessary)
@@ -76 +76 @@
 }}}
 
-== Serial console login (not for DomU's, only dom0's!) ==
+== smartmontools (not for domU's) ==
+
+ * Install smartmontools
+{{{
+aptitude install smartmontools 
+}}}
+ * Configure smartmontools
+  * Edit /etc/default/smartmontools, uncomment:
+{{{
+start_smartd=yes
+}}}
+  * Edit /etc/smart.conf. 
+   * Comment out:
+{{{
+# DEVICESCAN -m root -M exec /usr/share/smartmontools/smartd-runner 
+}}}
+   * Add lines for the given disks. Run lshw to determine if the disks are ata and require the -d. For example:
+{{{
+/dev/sda -a -d ata -s (S/../.././01|L/../../6/02) 
+/dev/sdb -a -d ata -s (S/../.././03|L/../../6/04) 
+}}}
+
+
+== Serial console login (not for domU's) ==
 
 If you did not use the serial console installer, then perform the following: