On 03-01-2024 06:56PM, Dave Howorth wrote:
On Fri, 1 Mar 2024 18:23:07 -0500 Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> wrote:
What does it say that you don't understand? It tells you what to expect. When the wait time has expired, use smartctl to access the results.
You can't. Smartctl simply triggers the test *in/by* the drive's firmware. The operating system that runs smartctl isn't involved with the triggered process.
It's not what it said that he doesn't understand. It's what it didn't say. Namely, what you just explained!
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-pj composed on 2024-03-01 17:07 (UTC-0600):
I cannot see a process output by reviewing 'ps -aux' either. How can I see the test status?
Note that "aux" are Berkeley-style arguments to ps and they don't use a "-" prefix. So the "correct" form is just ps aux - But ps is very forgiving of what people type as arguments. :)
Hey thanks for that information. I updated my ps note.