Kaustubh Ghosh: > I have a peculiar situation: > > When my FC1 boots up,it gives a message: > Starting smartd: [FAILED] > > When it shuts down ,it gives message: > Stopping smartd: [FAILED] > > Everything ,the desktop etc. works fine -there is no problem.But what is > 'smartd' Googled for 'smartd': http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/man/smartd.8.html > and why does it fail? Maybe your HD doesn't support SMART? breun. -- "I got a funny feeling they got plastic in the afterlife" - Beck