At Fri, 7 Jan 2011 08:25:41 -0800 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: > > Hi All, > > I don't know enough about when errors are *really* errors. So I google a lot to read and learn. > > I have a few things in my Logwatch that I want to make sure I understand > > 1. smartd > **Unmatched Entries** > Problem creating device name scan list > Device /dev/sda: using '-d sat' for ATA disk behind SAT layer. > Device /dev/sdb: using '-d sat' for ATA disk behind SAT layer. > Device: /dev/sdc, NO MEDIUM present; skip device > Device: /dev/sdd, NO MEDIUM present; skip device > Device: /dev/sde, NO MEDIUM present; skip device > Device: /dev/sdf, NO MEDIUM present; skip device > > I googled and since I know the devices I have I can comment out > #DEVICESCAN -H -m root > > and replace with: > > /dev/sda -a -d sat -m root -M exec /usr/share/smartmontools/smartd-runner > /dev/sdb -a -d sat -m root -M exec /usr/share/smartmontools/smartd-runner This will bite you if/when you install another disk drive. You are better off with the 'DEVICESCAN -H -m root' option in place. > > 2. kernel > > WARNING: Kernel Errors Present > amd64_edac: probe of 0000:00:18.2 failed with error -22 ...: 1 Time(s) > > I googled this and I only had 5 hits that I could not make sense of. Can anyone shed some light? > > 3. automount > **Unmatched Entries** > lookup_read_master: lookup(nisplus): couldn't locate nis+ table auto.master: 1 Time(s) > > I googled and this seems to be a RHEL bug? > > Can anyone confirm and explain? > > -Jason > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 / heller at deepsoft.com Deepwoods Software -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ () ascii ribbon campaign -- against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org -- against proprietary attachments