usefull values for self tests

[mirror_smartmontools-debian.git] / debian / README.Debian

diff --git a/debian/README.Debian b/debian/README.Debian
index a7b261f9dea4f8d799474a192abce13cf04cfe12..db2a1e2ffcf51466180718bbd7f1f5f899c3b57b 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/README.Debian
+++ b/debian/README.Debian
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ scripts will be run by smartd-runner using run-parts(8). The script will
 receive the filename of the file containing the errormessage as first
 parameter. See /etc/smartmontools/run.d/10mail for an example.
 
+Upstream recommends running short self tests every day and long self tests once
+per week.
+
 Please read the file WARNINGS in this directory.
 
  -- Guido Guenther <agx@sigxcpu.org>, Wen, 03 May 2006 21:47:00 +0000