282371 – sys-apps/smartmontools needs mailx runtime dependency

Bug 282371 - sys-apps/smartmontools needs mailx runtime dependency

Summary: sys-apps/smartmontools needs mailx runtime dependency

Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 140192

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages

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Reported:	2009-08-22 22:08 UTC by Stephan Friedrichs
Modified:	2009-08-26 22:59 UTC (History)
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Description Stephan Friedrichs 2009-08-22 22:08:35 UTC

The /etc/init.d/smartd daemon (part of sys-apps/smartmontools) can use /bin/mail (part of mail-client/mailx) to send email on changes in the SMART values of harddisks.

I suggest to add a runtime dependency on mailx to smartmontools. It could be coupled to a useflag to reduce dependency-overhead.

The problem is that the smartd daemon silently fails and doesn't send any warning emails.

Reproducible: Always

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Comment 1 Robin Johnson archtester

2009-08-26 22:59:52 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 140192 ***