diff -urN e-smith-base-5.8.0.old/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/smartd/status e-smith-base-5.8.0/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/smartd/status
--- e-smith-base-5.8.0.old/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/smartd/status	2008-03-26 16:49:00.000000000 +0000
+++ e-smith-base-5.8.0/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/smartd/status	2020-05-14 22:43:00.347561571 +0100
@@ -1 +1 @@
-disabled
+enabled
diff -Nur e-smith-base-5.8.0.old/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/migrate/smartd e-smith-base-5.8.0/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/migrate/smartd
--- e-smith-base-5.8.0.old/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/migrate/smartd	1969-12-31 19:00:00.000000000 -0500
+++ e-smith-base-5.8.0/root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/migrate/smartd	2020-05-23 01:27:29.718000000 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+# set status as enabled starting SME10
+# remove the -m option from the property email
+
+    my $email = $DB->get_prop('smartd','email') or return;
+
+    if ($email =~ /^-m (.*)$/)
+    {
+        $DB->set_prop('smartd','email', $1);
+        $DB->set_prop('smartd','status', 'enabled');
+    }
+}
diff -Nur e-smith-base-5.8.0.old/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/smartd.conf/10conf e-smith-base-5.8.0/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/smartd.conf/10conf
--- e-smith-base-5.8.0.old/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/smartd.conf/10conf	2008-03-26 12:49:00.000000000 -0400
+++ e-smith-base-5.8.0/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/smartd.conf/10conf	2020-05-23 01:27:58.796000000 -0400
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 # Sample configuration file for smartd.  See man 5 smartd.conf.
 # Home page is: http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net
 
-"DEVICESCAN -a $smartd{email} $smartd{directive} -I 190 -I 194";
+"DEVICESCAN -a -m $smartd{email} $smartd{directive} -I 190 -I 194";
 }