[smartmontools-support] Smartctl: Exception: json.cpp(39): Assertion failed: 'a' <= c && c <= 'z'

[Kevin Prigge]

I don't have a more current version available, we're using Rocky 8 so
whatever they ship as standard is what's installed.

On Sun, Jun 7, 2026 at 11:05 AM Christian Kujau <lists at nerdbynature.de> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 1 Jun 2026, Kevin Prigge via Smartmontools-support wrote:
> >   Pending defect count:112 Pending Defects: index, LBA and
> > accumulated_power_on_hours follow
> >      1:  0x75d8d10         ,  38075
> > Smartctl: Exception: json.cpp(39): Assertion failed: 'a' <= c && c <= 'z'
> >
> >
> > # smartctl -V
> > smartctl 7.1 2019-12-30 r5022
>
> Does the same happen with a more current version too?
>
> C.
> --
> BOFH excuse #398:
>
> Data for intranet got routed through the extranet and landed on the internet.



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