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NAME

       ups.conf - UPS definitions for Network UPS Tools

DESCRIPTION

       This  file  is read by the driver controller upsdrvctl, the UPS drivers
       that use the common core (see  nutupsdrv(8))  and  upsd(8).   The  file
       begins  with  global  directives, and then each UPS has a section which
       contains a number of directives that set parameters for that UPS.

       A UPS section begins  with  the  name  of  the  ups  in  brackets,  and
       continues  until  the next UPS name in brackets or until EOF.  The name
       "default" is used internally in upsd, so you can't use it in this file.

       You  must  define  the  "driver"  and  "port"  elements for each entry.
       Anything after that in a section is optional.  A simple  example  might
       look like this:

                   [myups]
                        driver = megatec
                        port = /dev/ttyS0
                        desc = "Web server UPS"

       A  slightly  more  complicated  version  includes  some  extras for the
       hardware-specific part of the driver:

                   [bigups]
                        driver = apcsmart
                        port = /dev/cua00
                        cable = 940-0095B
                        sdtype = 2
                        desc = "Database server UPS"

       In this case, the apcsmart(8)  driver  will  receive  variables  called
       "cable" and "sdtype" which have special meanings.  See the man pages of
       your driver(s) to learn which variables are supported and what they do.

GLOBAL DIRECTIVES

       chroot Optional.   The  driver  will chroot(2) to this directory during
              initialization.  This can be useful when securing systems.

       driverpath
              Optional.  Path name of the directory in which  the  UPS  driver
              executables  reside.   If  you  don't specify this, the programs
              look  in  a  built-in  default   directory,   which   is   often
              /usr/local/ups/bin.

       maxstartdelay
              Optional.   Same  as the UPS field of the same name, but this is
              the default for UPSes that don't have the field.

       pollinterval
              Optional.  The status of the  UPS  will  be  refreshed  after  a
              maximum  delay  which  is  controlled  by this setting.  This is
              normally 2 seconds.   This  may  be  useful  if  the  driver  is
              creating too much of a load on your system or network.

       user   Optional.   If started as root, the driver will setuid(2) to the
              user id associated with username.

UPS FIELDS

       driver Required.  This specifies which program will be monitoring  this
              UPS.   You  need to specify the one that is compatible with your
              hardware.  See nutupsdrv(8) for more information on  drivers  in
              general and pointers to the man pages of specific drivers.

       port   Required.   This  is the serial port where the UPS is connected.
              On a Linux system, the first serial port usually is  /dev/ttyS0.
              On  FreeBSD and similar systems, it probably will be /dev/cuaa0.

       sdorder
              Optional.  When you have multiple  UPSes  on  your  system,  you
              usually  need  to  turn  them off in a certain order.  upsdrvctl
              shuts down all the 0s, then the 1s, 2s, and so on.  To exclude a
              UPS from the shutdown sequence, set this to -1.

              The default value for this parameter is 0.

       desc   Optional.   This allows you to set a brief description that upsd
              will provide to  clients  that  ask  for  a  list  of  connected
              equipment.

       nolock Optional.   When  you  specify  this,  the driver skips the port
              locking routines every time it starts.   This  may  allow  other
              processes  to  seize  the  port  if  you  start  more  than  one
              accidentally.

              You should only use this if your system won't work without it.

              This may be needed on Mac OS X systems.

       maxstartdelay
              Optional.  This can be set as a global variable above your first
              UPS  definition  and  it can also be set in a UPS section.  This
              value controls how long upsdrvctl will wait for  the  driver  to
              finish  starting.  This keeps your system from getting stuck due
              to a broken driver or UPS.

              The default is 45 seconds.

       All other fields are passed through to the  hardware-specific  part  of
       the driver.  See those manuals for the list of what is allowed.

INTEGRATION

       upsdrvctl(8) uses this file to start and stop the drivers.

       The  drivers  themselves also obtain configuration data from this file.
       Each driver looks up its section and uses that to configure itself.

       upsd(8) learns about which  UPSes  are  installed  on  this  system  by
       reading  this  file.   If this system is called "doghouse" and you have
       defined a UPS in your ups.conf called "snoopy", then you can monitor it
       from upsc(8) or similar as "snoopy@doghouse".

SEE ALSO

       upsd(8), nutupsdrv(8), upsdrvctl(8)

   Internet resources:
       The NUT (Network UPS Tools) home page: http://www.networkupstools.org/

                                Sun Aug 24 2003