Re: [PLUG] Recommended Disk Test
> sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda As mentioned by others, your disk is 4.2 years old (Power_On_Hours / 24 / 365), so it's beyond the planned lifespan of 3 years -- though most disks exceed that. You can safely do the following: - "sudo smartctl -t offline /dev/sda" - wait the named amount of time +50%, because their estimates are always optimistic - "sudo smartctl -l selftest /dev/sda" You should see an entry under extended tests with a LifeTime hours that matches the current value of Power_On_Hours. It'll report whether it detected errors or not. This test is non-destructive, can be run on-line (despite the "offline" name -- probably a historical artifact), but is only somewhat effective in detecting problems. I've used lots of other test from the various manufacturers (see my article at http://www.pdxsys.com/articles/hard-drive-test-tools/ for info), but these are destructive and the best one was only 75% effective at detecting a known failed drive. -B Brian P. Martin, Chief Consultant Martin Consulting Services, Inc. Phone: 503-617-4500 E-mail: br...@martinconsulting.com Web: www.martinconsulting.com Blog: www.pdxsys.com ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] denyhosts not blocking some IPs with failed ssh root logins
On Wed, 14 Jan 2015, Galen Seitz wrote: Hi, Is anyone else seeing problems with denyhosts not blocking some failed logins? This popped up in last night's logwatch: Galen, I've largely ditched DenyHosts for Fail2ban, but I saw similar things a few weeks ago. The problem was that somewhere along the line the entries in syslog no longer matched the regex that indicated a failed login. I ended up writing a new set of regexes for Fail2ban. They sometimes overlap with the existing ones (which I didn't alter), but I'd rather have a bad log entry match twice than not at all. Bottom line: I'd suggest comparing the log entries that weren't matched with the regex code in DenyHosts. -- Paul Heinlein heinl...@madboa.com 45°38' N, 122°6' W___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Recommended Disk Test
On 01/15/2015 12:42 PM, Brian Martin wrote: >> sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda > As mentioned by others, your disk is 4.2 years old (Power_On_Hours / 24 > / 365), so it's beyond the planned lifespan of 3 years -- though most > disks exceed that. You can safely do the following: > - "sudo smartctl -t offline /dev/sda" > - wait the named amount of time +50%, because their estimates are > always optimistic === START OF OFFLINE IMMEDIATE AND SELF-TEST SECTION === Sending command: "Execute SMART off-line routine immediately in off-line mode". Drive command "Execute SMART off-line routine immediately in off-line mode" successful. Testing has begun. Please wait 625 seconds for test to complete. Test will complete after Thu Jan 15 15:07:29 2015 I'll come back to it after 3:30 and run the next part. > - "sudo smartctl -l selftest /dev/sda" > You should see an entry under extended tests with a LifeTime hours that > matches the current value of Power_On_Hours. It'll report whether it > detected errors or not. This test is non-destructive, can be run > on-line (despite the "offline" name -- probably a historical artifact), > but is only somewhat effective in detecting problems. > > I've used lots of other test from the various manufacturers (see my > article at http://www.pdxsys.com/articles/hard-drive-test-tools/ for > info), but these are destructive and the best one was only 75% effective > at detecting a known failed drive Thanks. I've got a new power supply on order. Should arrive Monday. I'll keep in mind that this hard drive is old, and should be replaced, soon. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Recommended Disk Test
Maybe the problem is in the software, not the hardware. What happens if you just run the machine for a few weeks without MythTV running. Or you could run top or something occasionally and see if there is a memory leak or maybe try the windows solution and manually reboot it every evening and see if the problem goes away. Or perhaps there is a better way to narrow down the problem. Bill On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 5:01 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: > On 01/15/2015 12:42 PM, Brian Martin wrote: >>> sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda >> As mentioned by others, your disk is 4.2 years old (Power_On_Hours / 24 >> / 365), so it's beyond the planned lifespan of 3 years -- though most >> disks exceed that. You can safely do the following: >> - "sudo smartctl -t offline /dev/sda" >> - wait the named amount of time +50%, because their estimates are >> always optimistic > === START OF OFFLINE IMMEDIATE AND SELF-TEST SECTION === > Sending command: "Execute SMART off-line routine immediately in off-line > mode". > Drive command "Execute SMART off-line routine immediately in off-line > mode" successful. > Testing has begun. > Please wait 625 seconds for test to complete. > Test will complete after Thu Jan 15 15:07:29 2015 > > I'll come back to it after 3:30 and run the next part. > >> - "sudo smartctl -l selftest /dev/sda" >> You should see an entry under extended tests with a LifeTime hours that >> matches the current value of Power_On_Hours. It'll report whether it >> detected errors or not. This test is non-destructive, can be run >> on-line (despite the "offline" name -- probably a historical artifact), >> but is only somewhat effective in detecting problems. >> >> I've used lots of other test from the various manufacturers (see my >> article at http://www.pdxsys.com/articles/hard-drive-test-tools/ for >> info), but these are destructive and the best one was only 75% effective >> at detecting a known failed drive > > Thanks. I've got a new power supply on order. Should arrive Monday. > > I'll keep in mind that this hard drive is old, and should be replaced, > soon. > > > -- > Regards, > > Dick Steffens > > ___ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Recommended Disk Test
On 01/15/2015 03:09 PM, Bill Barry wrote: > Maybe the problem is in the software, not the hardware. What happens > if you just run the machine for a few weeks without MythTV running. I'd miss the game. :-) > Or you could run top or something occasionally and see if there is a > memory leak I used to run top over an ssh connection for days at a time. When the machine froze there wasn't anything useful I could see other than that top was also frozen. > or maybe try the windows solution and manually reboot it > every evening and see if the problem goes away. That's an interesting thought. Once I've installed the new power supply, if the problem doesn't go away, I'll give that a try. > Or perhaps there is a > better way to narrow down the problem. When it first started happening I had left the MythTV front end program running. I've since shut that program down after watching the TV. It hasn't made any difference I've been able to observe, though. Thanks for your ideas. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Recommended Disk Test
On 01/15/2015 03:01 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: > On 01/15/2015 12:42 PM, Brian Martin wrote: >>> sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda >> As mentioned by others, your disk is 4.2 years old (Power_On_Hours / 24 >> / 365), so it's beyond the planned lifespan of 3 years -- though most >> disks exceed that. You can safely do the following: >>- "sudo smartctl -t offline /dev/sda" >>- wait the named amount of time +50%, because their estimates are >> always optimistic > === START OF OFFLINE IMMEDIATE AND SELF-TEST SECTION === > Sending command: "Execute SMART off-line routine immediately in off-line > mode". > Drive command "Execute SMART off-line routine immediately in off-line > mode" successful. > Testing has begun. > Please wait 625 seconds for test to complete. > Test will complete after Thu Jan 15 15:07:29 2015 === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1 Num Test_DescriptionStatus Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error # 1 Vendor (0x50) Completed without error 00% 0 - rsteff@ThinkCentre-M58p:~$ sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda smartctl 5.41 2011-06-09 r3365 [x86_64-linux-3.5.0-18-generic] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-11 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Model Family: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 Device Model: ST3320418AS Serial Number:6VM97DR5 LU WWN Device Id: 5 000c50 01ed8e39b Firmware Version: CC66 User Capacity:320,072,933,376 bytes [320 GB] Sector Size: 512 bytes logical/physical Device is:In smartctl database [for details use: -P show] ATA Version is: 8 ATA Standard is: ATA-8-ACS revision 4 Local Time is:Thu Jan 15 15:40:36 2015 PST SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED General SMART Values: Offline data collection status: (0x82)Offline data collection activity was completed without error. Auto Offline Data Collection: Enabled. Self-test execution status: ( 0)The previous self-test routine completed without error or no self-test has ever been run. Total time to complete Offline data collection: ( 625) seconds. Offline data collection capabilities: (0x7b) SMART execute Offline immediate. Auto Offline data collection on/off support. Suspend Offline collection upon new command. Offline surface scan supported. Self-test supported. Conveyance Self-test supported. Selective Self-test supported. SMART capabilities:(0x0003)Saves SMART data before entering power-saving mode. Supports SMART auto save timer. Error logging capability:(0x01)Error logging supported. General Purpose Logging supported. Short self-test routine recommended polling time: ( 1) minutes. Extended self-test routine recommended polling time: ( 68) minutes. Conveyance self-test routine recommended polling time: ( 2) minutes. SCT capabilities:(0x103f)SCT Status supported. SCT Error Recovery Control supported. SCT Feature Control supported. SCT Data Table supported. SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 10 Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds: ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000f 119 099 006Pre-fail Always - 206415233 3 Spin_Up_Time0x0003 097 097 000Pre-fail Always - 0 4 Start_Stop_Count0x0032 100 100 020Old_age Always - 938 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 100 100 036Pre-fail Always - 0 7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x000f 084 060 030Pre-fail Always - 259747921 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 058 058 000Old_age Always - 37506 10 Spin_Retry_Count0x0013 100 100 097Pre-fail Always - 0 12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 020Old_age Always - 468 183 Runtime_Bad_Block 0x0032 100 100 000Old_age Always - 0 184 End-to-End_Error0x0032 100 100 099Old_age Always - 0 187 Reported_Uncorrect 0x0032 100 100 000Old_age Always - 0 188 Command_Timeout 0x0032 100 098 000Old_age Always - 66256 189 High_Fly_Writes 0x003a 100 100 000Old_age Always - 0 190 Airflow_Temperature_Cel 0x0022 06
Re: [PLUG] Recommended Disk Test
On 01/15/2015 03:46 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: > === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === > SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1 > Num Test_DescriptionStatus Remaining > LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error > # 1 Vendor (0x50) Completed without error 00% 0 - > That test hasn't completed yet. The one entry in the test report was taken when the disk had 0 hours of power-up time (e.g. at the factory). You should get another one that matches the current power-up time when it's done. -B. -- Brian P. Martin, Chief Consultant Martin Consulting Services, Inc. Phone: 503-617-4500 E-mail: br...@martinconsulting.com ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Recommended Disk Test
On 01/15/2015 03:50 PM, Brian Martin wrote: > On 01/15/2015 03:46 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: >> === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === >> SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1 >> Num Test_DescriptionStatus Remaining >> LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error >> # 1 Vendor (0x50) Completed without error 00% 0 - >> > That test hasn't completed yet. The one entry in the test report was > taken when the disk had 0 hours of power-up time (e.g. at the factory). > You should get another one that matches the current power-up time > when it's done. So much longer than wait time plus 50%, then. It said: Test will complete after Thu Jan 15 15:07:29 2015 So I waited until after 3:30. I'll run it again and look at it later this evening. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Recommended Disk Test
> On Jan 15, 2015, at 15:23, Dick Steffens wrote: > > I used to run top over an ssh connection for days at a time. When the > machine froze there wasn't anything useful I could see other than that > top was also frozen. In that case, you should be running something remotely that displays the date and time. Then you might be able to go back to the logs and find something useful. Of course, if this is old news… In the words of Roseanne Roseannadana… NEVERMIND! — Russell Johnson r...@dimstar.net ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Recommended Disk Test
On 01/15/2015 03:50 PM, Brian Martin wrote: > On 01/15/2015 03:46 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: >> === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === >> SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1 >> Num Test_DescriptionStatus Remaining >> LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error >> # 1 Vendor (0x50) Completed without error 00% 0 - >> > That test hasn't completed yet. The one entry in the test report was > taken when the disk had 0 hours of power-up time (e.g. at the factory). > You should get another one that matches the current power-up time > when it's done. The first time I ran the test I observed the instruction "Use smartctl -X to abort test." I did that. Maybe I wasn't supposed to. So, this time, instead of aborting the test, I ran the command you instructed me to use in your first e-mail. I got the same results. I started the test shortly after 2:00 PM, and ran the -l selftest at about 9:25 PM. rsteff@ThinkCentre-M58p:~$ sudo smartctl -t offline /dev/sda [sudo] password for rsteff: smartctl 5.41 2011-06-09 r3365 [x86_64-linux-3.5.0-18-generic] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-11 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF OFFLINE IMMEDIATE AND SELF-TEST SECTION === Sending command: "Execute SMART off-line routine immediately in off-line mode". Drive command "Execute SMART off-line routine immediately in off-line mode" successful. Testing has begun. Please wait 625 seconds for test to complete. Test will complete after Thu Jan 15 16:14:26 2015 Use smartctl -X to abort test. rsteff@ThinkCentre-M58p:~$ sudo smartctl -l selftest /dev/sda [sudo] password for rsteff: smartctl 5.41 2011-06-09 r3365 [x86_64-linux-3.5.0-18-generic] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-11 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1 Num Test_DescriptionStatus Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error # 1 Vendor (0x50) Completed without error 00% 0 - -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
Re: [PLUG] Recommended Disk Test
> The first time I ran the test I observed the instruction "Use smartctl > -X to abort test." I did that. Maybe I wasn't supposed to. So, this > time, instead of aborting the test, I ran the command you instructed me > to use in your first e-mail. I got the same results. I started the test > shortly after 2:00 PM, and ran the -l selftest at about 9:25 PM. My mistake. From the smartctl man page regarding "-l offline": "The effects of this test are visible only in that it updates the SMART Attribute values, and if errors are found they will appear in the SMART error log, visible with the ´-l error´ option." If you didn't get any errors (and I see from your earlier e-mail that you didn't have any before), then the test ran clean. You can also use "smartctl -t long /dev/sda" -- I haven't been able to really determine which is the more thorough test. This one does log to self-test long. And yes, the "-X" option is really to abort a running test, as in "I didn't mean to run that", not for normal termination. -B. -- Brian P. Martin, Chief Consultant Martin Consulting Services, Inc. Phone: 503-617-4500 E-mail: br...@martinconsulting.com ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
