Bummer.  You need to install smartmontools.  Sourceforge is your friend there, if your package manager doesn’t have it…  (http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/smartmontools/wiki/Download)

Rusty

From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Michael Havens
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 2:13 PM
To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: hard drive won't shut off

    hmmmmm.... it is not working:

bmike2@Michaels-PC:~$ /usr/sbin/smartctl -a /dev/sda

bash: /usr/sbin/smartctl: No such file or directory