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Polytropon wrote:

> On Sun, 31 Mar 2013 17:25:32 -0500, ajtiM wrote:
>> I installed smartmontools, "start_smartd=yes" I have in rc.conf
> 
> Without further investigation - shouldn't that be
> 
> smartd_enable="YES"
> 
> conforming to the syntax of other service start commands?
> At least that might be the reason why smartd doesn't
> automatically start. Sadly I can't find a reference to
> how to edit rc.conf in "man smartd"; at least the manual
> explains the options well... ;-)

This is correct, as per: 

/usr/ports/sysutils/smartmontools/files/pkg-message.in

Don't know if it's a typo in his email but he was missing a " on the:

daily_status_smart_devices="/dev/ada0" line as well.

-Mike