potential smart documentation issue

[SimonMcN]

Relevant telegraf.conf

[[inputs.smart]]
      use_sudo = true

Logs from Telegraf

2022-10-08T14:15:20+01:00 E! [inputs.smart] Error in plugin: failed to run command '/usr/sbin/smartctl [--scan]': exit status 1 - sudo: a password is required
2022-10-08T14:15:30+01:00 E! [inputs.smart] Error in plugin: failed to run command '/usr/sbin/smartctl [--scan]': exit status 1 - sudo: a password is required
2022-10-08T14:15:40+01:00 E! [inputs.smart] Error in plugin: failed to run command '/usr/sbin/smartctl [--scan]': exit status 1 - sudo: a password is required
2022-10-08T14:15:50+01:00 E! [inputs.smart] Error in plugin: failed to run command '/usr/sbin/smartctl [--scan]': exit status 1 - sudo: a password is required
2022-10-08T14:16:00+01:00 E! [inputs.smart] Error in plugin: failed to run command '/usr/sbin/smartctl [--scan]': exit status 1 - sudo: a password is required
2022-10-08T14:16:10+01:00 E! [inputs.smart] Error in plugin: failed to run command '/usr/sbin/smartctl [--scan]': exit status 1 - sudo: a password is required
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System info

Telegraf 1.24.1 (git: HEAD@bd7d53fb), debian Linux 5.15.53-1-pve #1 SMP PVE 5.15.53-1 (Fri, 26 Aug 2022 16:53:52 +0200) x86_64 GNU/Linux

Docker

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Steps to reproduce

1. follow documentation
2. doesn't work

Expected behavior

1. follow instructions
2. does work

Actual behavior

I found that the suggestion of
https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/plugins/inputs/smart/README.md

did not work as it told me to use:
Cmnd_Alias SMARTCTL = /usr/bin/smartctl
when mine is located in
Cmnd_Alias SMARTCTL = /usr/sbin/smartctl

Please can you update the documentation to determine where the smartctl is located on the system.
Cheers

Additional info

No response

[zak-pawel]

@SimonMcN Am I understand you correctly, that after you changed Cmnd_Alias SMARTCTL = /usr/bin/smartctl to Cmnd_Alias SMARTCTL = /usr/sbin/smartctl your problem disappeared?

[powersj]

@SimonMcN

Please can you update the documentation to determine where the smartctl is located on the system.

Would a short message like the following have helped:

In order to find the location of the binary, consider using the `which smartctl` or `locate smartctl`

[telegraf-tiger]

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