Public bug reported: The log is full of these messages that are emitted every couple of minutes.
Error updating ATA smart for /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/ST8000DM004_2CX188_ZCT04MXG: Disk is in sleep mode and the nowakeup option was passed (udisks-error-quark, 13)] Rolled back to 4.13.0-41 kernel and no more messages. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: libudisks2-0 2.1.7-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-41.46~16.04.1-generic 4.13.16 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-41-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.17 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: LXDE Date: Wed May 23 19:51:42 2018 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-27 (634 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160720) SourcePackage: udisks2 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: udisks2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1773042 Title: Installed kernel 4.13.0-43 on Xenial, syslog is filling up with disk messages To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/udisks2/+bug/1773042/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs