First, put this in a script.
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#!/bin/bash
#Change as appropriate
HDD=sda
export sub="SmartCtl data for HDD"
echo 'To: <Your Email>
Sub: [Cron] $sub
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/html
Content-Disposition: inline
<html><pre>'
echo '<style>
hr {
display: block;
height: 1px;
border: 0;
border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
margin: 1em 0;
padding: 0;
}
</style>
'
echo '<h2>Errors on HDD:</h2>'
echo '<hr>'
sudo smartctl -l error /dev/$HDD
echo '<h2>Health of HDD:</h2>'
echo '<hr>'
sudo smartctl -H /dev/$HDD
echo '<h2>Detailed info</h2>'
echo '<hr>'
sudo smartctl -a -d ata /dev/$HDD
echo '<h2>Journalctl output for smartd</h2>'
echo '<hr>'
if [[ -f /etc/fedora-release ]]
then
journalctl -x --show-cursor -u smartd --since=yesterday
else
#This is for Ubuntu.. still using dmesg
dmesg -T -l err,crit,alert,emerg
fi
echo '<h2>All Details</h2>'
echo '<hr>'
sudo smartctl --xall /dev/$HDD
echo "Thanks for using Amit Agarwal's script"
echo '</pre></html>'
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and then put this in cron:
30 15 \* \* 5 <script name> |/usr/sbin/sendmail -t
You need to have mail configured to receive the mails.