To setup smartd to monitor your system automatically, edit the file '''/etc/smartd.conf''' and check for a line that begins with ''DEVICESCAN''. Comment it out by adding a ‘#’ to the beginning of the line something like this:
{{Text|Text=#DEVICESCAN -H d removable -n standby -m root -n standby,10,qM exec /usr/share/smartmontools/smartd-runner}}