poma <pomidorabelisima@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > grep -w sdc /proc/diskstats >dstat.1st > sleep 60 > grep -w sdc /proc/diskstats >dstat.2nd > if cmp dstat.1st dstat.2nd >/dev/null 2>&1 > then > echo Stopping disk, spinning down… > sdparm -f -r -q -v -C stop /dev/sdc > exit 0 > else > echo Disk busy. > exit 1 > fi > EOF Thanks! I had forgotten about sdparm. (Boy do I miss the days when I just installed everything and then could do something like "man -k disk" to find likely candidates. Monitoring /proc/diskstats might also give me a clue as to what is touching the disks. -wolfgang -- g+: https://plus.google.com/114566345864337108516/about -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
