Yohoo! >the first three lines of my /etc/smartd.conf are: >"# *SMARTD*AUTOGENERATED* /etc/smartd.conf ># Remove the line above if you have edited the file and you do not want ># it to be overwritten on the next smartd startup." Yes, that's it! I haven understood what the init script is checking for. Fixed it for me now. THX! _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos