UPDATE-SMART-DRIVEDB(8) SMART Monitoring Tools UPDATE-SMART-DRIVEDB(8)
NAME
update-smart-drivedb - update smartmontools drive database
SYNOPSIS
update-smart-drivedb [OPTIONS] [DESTFILE]
DESCRIPTION
[This man page is generated for the Linux version of smartmontools. It
does not contain info specific to other platforms.]
update-smart-drivedb updates /var/lib/smartmontools/drivedb/drivedb.h or
DESTFILE from branches/RELEASE_7_3_DRIVEDB of smartmontools SVN reposi-
tory.
The tools used for downloading are either curl(1), wget(1), lynx(1), or
svn(1).
The downloaded file is verified with OpenPGP/GPG key ID 721042C5. The
public key block is included in the script.
The old file is kept if the downloaded file is identical (ignoring the
differences in Id string) otherwise it is moved to drivedb.h.old.
[NEW EXPERIMENTAL UPDATE-SMART-DRIVEDB 7.3 FEATURE] The old file is also
kept if the downloaded file reports an older version on the same branch.
This could be overridden with the '--force' option. If the branch ver-
sion differs, the file is always updated.
OPTIONS
-s SMARTCTL, --smartctl SMARTCTL
Use the smartctl(8) executable at path SMARTCTL for drive data-
base syntax check. The form '-s -' disables the syntax check.
The default is /usr/sbin/smartctl.
-t [DIR/]TOOL, --tool [DIR/]TOOL
Use TOOL for download. TOOL is one of: curl wget lynx svn. The
default is the first one found in PATH.
[NEW EXPERIMENTAL UPDATE-SMART-DRIVEDB 7.3 FEATURE] A DIR could
also be specified. The plain TOOL name must then begin with any
of the above names.
-u LOCATION, --url-of LOCATION
Use URL of LOCATION for download. LOCATION is one of:
github (GitHub mirror of SVN repository),
sf (Sourceforge code browser),
svn (SVN repository),
svni (SVN repository via HTTP instead of HTTPS),
trac (Trac code browser).
The default is svn.
--url URL
[NEW EXPERIMENTAL UPDATE-SMART-DRIVEDB 7.3 FEATURE] Download from
URL. A valid OpenPGP/GPG signature with '.raw.asc' extension
must also exist unless '--no-verify' is also specified.
--file FILE
[NEW EXPERIMENTAL UPDATE-SMART-DRIVEDB 7.3 FEATURE] Copy from lo-
cal FILE. A valid OpenPGP/GPG signature 'FILE.raw.asc' must also
exist unless '--no-verify' is also specified.
--install
[NEW EXPERIMENTAL UPDATE-SMART-DRIVEDB 7.3 FEATURE] Copy from
originally installed drive database file. This is the same as:
'--no-verify --file /usr/share/smartmontools/drivedb.h'
--trunk
Download from SVN trunk. This requires '--no-verify' because the
trunk versions are not signed.
--branch X.Y
Download from branches/RELEASE_X_Y_DRIVEDB. This also selects
the OpenPGP/GPG key for older branches (5.40 to 6.6: Key ID
DFD22559).
--cacert FILE
Use CA certificates from FILE to verify the peer.
--capath DIR
Use CA certificate files from DIR to verify the peer.
--insecure
Don't abort download if certificate verification fails. This op-
tion is also required if a HTTP URL is selected with '-u' option.
--no-verify
Don't verify signature with GnuPG.
--force
[NEW EXPERIMENTAL UPDATE-SMART-DRIVEDB 7.3 FEATURE] Allow down-
grades. By default, the database is not replaced with an older
version of the same branch.
--export-key
Print the OpenPGP/GPG public key block.
--dryrun
Print download commands only.
-q, --quiet
[NEW EXPERIMENTAL UPDATE-SMART-DRIVEDB 7.3 FEATURE] Suppress info
messages.
-v, --verbose
Verbose output.
-h, --help
Print help text.
EXAMPLES
Regular update:
# update-smart-drivedb
/var/lib/smartmontools/drivedb/drivedb.h 7.2/5225 updated to 7.2/5237
Revert to previous version:
# update-smart-drivedb --force \
--file /var/lib/smartmontools/drivedb/drivedb.h.old
/var/lib/smartmontools/drivedb/drivedb.h 7.2/5237 downgraded to 7.2/5225
Download the database from SVN trunk to current directory:
$ update-smart-drivedb --trunk --no-verify -s - -u trac drivedb-trunk.h
drivedb-trunk.h 7.3/5254 newly installed (NOT VERIFIED)
EXIT STATUS
The exit status is 0 if the database has been successfully updated or is
already up to date. If an error occurs the exit status is 1.
FILES
/usr/sbin/update-smart-drivedb
full path of this script.
/usr/sbin/smartctl
used to check syntax of new drive database.
/usr/share/smartmontools/drivedb.h
originally installed drive database.
/var/lib/smartmontools/drivedb/drivedb.h
current drive database.
/var/lib/smartmontools/drivedb/drivedb.h.raw
current drive database with unexpanded SVN Id string.
/var/lib/smartmontools/drivedb/drivedb.h.raw.asc
signature file.
/var/lib/smartmontools/drivedb/drivedb.h.*old*
previous files.
/var/lib/smartmontools/drivedb/drivedb.h.*error*
new files if rejected due to errors.
/var/lib/smartmontools/drivedb/drivedb.h.lastcheck
empty file created if downloaded file was identical.
AUTHORS
Christian Franke.
This manual page was originally written by Hannes von Haugwitz
<hannes@vonhaugwitz.com>.
REPORTING BUGS
To submit a bug report, create a ticket in smartmontools wiki:
<https://www.smartmontools.org/>.
Alternatively send the info to the smartmontools support mailing list:
<https://listi.jpberlin.de/mailman/listinfo/smartmontools-support>.
SEE ALSO
smartctl(8), smartd(8).
PACKAGE VERSION
smartmontools-7.4 2023-08-01 r5530
$Id: update-smart-drivedb.8.in 5521 2023-07-24 16:44:49Z chrfranke $
smartmontools-7.4 2023-08-01 UPDATE-SMART-DRIVEDB(8)
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