Remove useless redhat specific stuff from it. --- smartd.service.in.orig 2012-12-10 23:46:12.941631937 +0100 +++ smartd.service.in 2012-12-10 23:46:38.323942716 +0100 @@ -1,12 +1,9 @@ [Unit] Description=Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology (SMART) Daemon -After=syslog.target [Service] -EnvironmentFile=-/usr/local/etc/sysconfig/smartmontools -ExecStart=/usr/local/sbin/smartd -n $smartd_opts +ExecStart=/usr/local/sbin/smartd -n ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID -StandardOutput=syslog [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target