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| author | Robby Workman <rw@rlworkman.net> | 2010-05-12 17:44:57 +0200 |
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| committer | David Somero <xgizzmo@slackbuilds.org> | 2010-05-12 17:44:57 +0200 |
| commit | 440b72989b3a330594e689c3ef74ab3dbae85519 (patch) | |
| tree | 634e761f7c8e360e84bfdf13d1fc121eb842192a /system/apcupsd/README.SLACKWARE | |
| parent | 7e7696327cd7233cec689563f77e01223710b69c (diff) | |
system/apcupsd: Updated for version 3.14.5
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diff --git a/system/apcupsd/README.SLACKWARE b/system/apcupsd/README.SLACKWARE new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..9587d0e26be0f --- /dev/null +++ b/system/apcupsd/README.SLACKWARE @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +README-SLACKWARE +Written by Robby Workman <rworkman@slackbuilds.org> + +You'll need to start the apcupsd service at boot. +The recommended way is to add the following to your /etc/rc.d/rc.local +script: + + if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.apcupsd ]; then + /etc/rc.d/rc.apcupsd start + fi + +Make sure the rc.apcupsd script is executable. + + +Finally, you'll need to edit your /etc/rc.d/rc.6 script for apcupsd +to perform the shutdown on power failures. Here's the short version: +Scroll down to the end of rc.6 - you should see a section that calls +/sbin/genpowerd. Comment out (or remove) this entire section: + + if [ -x /sbin/genpowerd ]; then + # See if this is a powerfail situation: + if /bin/egrep -q "FAIL|SCRAM" /etc/upsstatus 2> /dev/null ; then + # Signal UPS to shut off the inverter: + /sbin/genpowerd -k + if [ ! $? = 0 ]; then + echo + echo "There was an error signaling the UPS." + echo "Perhaps you need to edit /etc/genpowerd.conf to configure" + echo "the serial line and UPS type." + # Wasting 15 seconds of precious power: + /bin/sleep 15 + fi + fi + fi + + +Now replace that section with this (or add immediately after it if you +chose to comment out the original): + + # This will cause the UPS to kill the power supply after a configurable number + # of seconds (see the apcupsd.conf file). This is important for situations + # where the mains power comes back before the UPS batteries are completely + # dead. + if [ -f /etc/apcupsd/powerfail ]; then + echo + echo "apcupsd will now power off the UPS" + echo + /etc/apcupsd/apccontrol killpower + echo + echo "Please ensure that the UPS has powered off before rebooting." + echo "Otherwise, the UPS may cut the power during the reboot." + echo + halt -f -p # power down the system if the hardware is capable + fi + |