-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I get these repeated warnings in the log of my home server: <3.2> 2020-08-01T17:17:14.068115+02:00 Isengard smartd 5945 - - Device: /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_My_Book_25EE_32544B5354325344-0:0 [SAT], failed to read SMART Attribute Data <3.2> 2020-08-01T18:17:14.247482+02:00 Isengard smartd 5945 - - Device: /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_My_Book_25EE_32544B5354325344-0:0 [SAT], failed to read SMART Attribute Data But the thing is, smartctl can read that disk just fine: Isengard:~ # smartctl -i /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_My_Book_25EE_32544B5354325344-0\:0 smartctl 7.1 2019-12-30 r5022 [x86_64-linux-4.12.14-lp151.28.52-default] (SUSE RPM) Copyright (C) 2002-19, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Model Family: WDC HGST Ultrastar He10 Device Model: WDC WD80EZAZ-11TDBA0 Serial Number: 2TKST2SD LU WWN Device Id: 5 000cca 26af51579 Firmware Version: 83.H0A83 User Capacity: 8,001,563,222,016 bytes [8.00 TB] Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical Rotation Rate: 5400 rpm Form Factor: 3.5 inches Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show] ATA Version is: ACS-2, ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 4 SATA Version is: SATA 3.2, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 6.0 Gb/s) Local Time is: Sat Aug 1 13:51:20 2020 CEST SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled Isengard:~ # Isengard:~ # smartctl -A /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_My_Book_25EE_32544B5354325344-0\:0 smartctl 7.1 2019-12-30 r5022 [x86_64-linux-4.12.14-lp151.28.52-default] (SUSE RPM) Copyright (C) 2002-19, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16 Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds: ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000b 100 100 016 Pre-fail Always - 0 2 Throughput_Performance 0x0004 128 128 054 Old_age Offline - 116 ... Isengard:~ # smartctl --test=short /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_My_Book_25EE_32544B5354325344-0\:0 smartctl 7.1 2019-12-30 r5022 [x86_64-linux-4.12.14-lp151.28.52-default] (SUSE RPM) Copyright (C) 2002-19, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org === START OF OFFLINE IMMEDIATE AND SELF-TEST SECTION === Sending command: "Execute SMART Short self-test routine immediately in off-line mode". Drive command "Execute SMART Short self-test routine immediately in off-line mode" successful. Testing has begun. Please wait 2 minutes for test to complete. Test will complete after Sat Aug 1 20:30:49 2020 CEST Use smartctl -X to abort test. Isengard:~ # Looking at the /var/log/messages file, it gets weirder: <3.6> 2020-08-01T15:47:03.217524+02:00 Isengard smartd 3543 - - Device: /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_My_Book_25EE_32544B5354325344-0:0 [SAT], state written to /var/lib/smartmontools/smartd.WDC_WD80EZAZ_11TDBA0-2TKST2SD.ata.state <3.6> 2020-08-01T15:47:04.105688+02:00 Isengard smartd 5945 - - Device: /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_My_Book_25EE_32544B5354325344-0:0 [SAT], opened <3.6> 2020-08-01T15:47:04.106285+02:00 Isengard smartd 5945 - - Device: /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_My_Book_25EE_32544B5354325344-0:0 [SAT], WDC WD80EZAZ-11TDBA0, S/N:2TKST2SD, WWN:5-000cca-26af51579, FW:83.H0A83, 8.00 TB <3.6> 2020-08-01T15:47:04.119302+02:00 Isengard smartd 5945 - - Device: /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_My_Book_25EE_32544B5354325344-0:0 [SAT], found in smartd database: WDC HGST Ultrastar He10 <3.6> 2020-08-01T15:47:04.135383+02:00 Isengard smartd 5945 - - Device: /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_My_Book_25EE_32544B5354325344-0:0 [SAT], enabled SMART Attribute Autosave. <3.6> 2020-08-01T15:47:04.142911+02:00 Isengard smartd 5945 - - Device: /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_My_Book_25EE_32544B5354325344-0:0 [SAT], is SMART capable. Adding to "monitor" list. <3.6> 2020-08-01T15:47:04.144358+02:00 Isengard smartd 5945 - - Device: /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_My_Book_25EE_32544B5354325344-0:0 [SAT], state read from /var/lib/smartmontools/smartd.WDC_WD80EZAZ_11TDBA0-2TKST2SD.ata.state <3.6> 2020-08-01T15:47:04.717689+02:00 Isengard smartd 5945 - - Device: /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_My_Book_25EE_32544B5354325344-0:0 [SAT], state written to /var/lib/smartmontools/smartd.WDC_WD80EZAZ_11TDBA0-2TKST2SD.ata.state <3.6> 2020-08-01T16:17:12.489203+02:00 Isengard smartd 5945 - - Device: /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_My_Book_25EE_32544B5354325344-0:0 [SAT], not capable of SMART self-check <3.2> 2020-08-01T16:17:14.439038+02:00 Isengard smartd 5945 - - Device: /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_My_Book_25EE_32544B5354325344-0:0 [SAT], failed to read SMART Attribute Data <3.6> 2020-08-01T16:17:16.388831+02:00 Isengard smartd 5945 - - Device: /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_My_Book_25EE_32544B5354325344-0:0 [SAT], Read SMART Self Test Log Failed <3.6> 2020-08-01T16:47:04.708009+02:00 Isengard smartd 5945 - - Device: /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_My_Book_25EE_32544B5354325344-0:0 [SAT], SMART Usage Attribute: 194 Temperature_Celsius changed from 130 to 132 <3.6> 2020-08-01T17:17:12.118117+02:00 Isengard smartd 5945 - - Device: /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_My_Book_25EE_32544B5354325344-0:0 [SAT], not capable of SMART self-check <3.2> 2020-08-01T17:17:14.068115+02:00 Isengard smartd 5945 - - Device: /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_My_Book_25EE_32544B5354325344-0:0 [SAT], failed to read SMART Attribute Data <3.6> 2020-08-01T18:17:12.297698+02:00 Isengard smartd 5945 - - Device: /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_My_Book_25EE_32544B5354325344-0:0 [SAT], not capable of SMART self-check <3.2> 2020-08-01T18:17:14.247482+02:00 Isengard smartd 5945 - - Device: /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_My_Book_25EE_32544B5354325344-0:0 [SAT], failed to read SMART Attribute Data Isengard:~ # It did read the temperature change, but it claims the other errors, which are false. The configuration is: Isengard:~ # cat /etc/smartd.conf | egrep -v "^[[:space:]]*$|^#" /dev/sda -a -S on -T permissive -s (S/../.././02|L/../../6/03) -m root@telcontar.valinor /dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x5000c50075a83eaf -d removable -a -o on -S on -s (S/../.././02|L/../../6/03) -m root@telcontar.valinor /dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x5000c5009399305f -d removable -a -o on -S on -s (S/../.././02|L/../../6/03) -m root@telcontar.valinor /dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x5000c500c4beb480 -d removable -a -o on -S on -s (S/../.././02|L/../../6/03) -m root@telcontar.valinor /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_My_Book_25EE_32544B5354325344-0:0 -d removable -a -S on -s (S/../.././02|L/../../6/03) /dev/disk/by-id/usb-WD_My_Book_25EE_37484B53554B424A-0:0 -d removable -a -S on -s (S/../.././02|L/../../6/03) Isengard:~ # Ideas? - -- Cheers Carlos E. R. 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