Question as reported by smartd in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

Question

linux

Good afternoon!
Given:
server running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Conditions:
smartd daemon configured:
/dev/sdc -a -I 190 -I 194 -W 5,45,50 -R 5 -o on -S on -s (S/../ ../(1|3)/03|L/../../5/05) -m [email protected] -M once -n standby,q Messages
are poured into the log : Question: What do these messages mean PS The fact that the hard drive is bad and he wants to retire is clear to me, but I want to figure out in detail what is happening. Especially the last message, because it is also found on other discs.

Answer 1

This is the initial offline data collection status. It is logged as LOG_INFO, no sign of trouble.
The log messages should no longer appear with smartd >= r3428 unless enabled by '-l offlinests' directive. See man page.
taken from here bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=636078 and from here sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=4FEF1202.8000107%40t-online.de&forum_name=smartmontools-support