Re: [CentOS] Checking fan state

John R Pierce wrote:

risk? whats risky about the hardware managing the fans without CPU software intervention? If anything thats LESS risky then assuming the OS is properly configured to recognize the system specific fan hardware and will properly react to the particular boards sensor configurations.

That was exactly my thought too... a fully automated hardware fan/temperature management systems is the way to go.

It would be nice to have a standard way to get readings tho even for desktops/laptops, for your peace of mind :) lm_sensors is often useless, as it either doesn't detect anything or the readings it gets is just nonsense. Updating lm_sensors is not high on the priority list for Red Hat.