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NAME

       upssched.conf - Configuration for upssched timer program

DESCRIPTION

       This  file  controls  the  operations  of  upssched(8), the timer-based
       helper program for upsmon(8).

CONFIGURATION DIRECTIVES

       CMDSCRIPT scriptname
              Required.  This must be above any AT lines.  This script is used
              to  invoke commands when your timers are triggered.  It receives
              a single argument which is the name of the timer that caused  it
              to trigger.

       PIPEFN filename
              Required.   This  sets the file name of the socket which will be
              used for interprocess  communications.   This  should  be  in  a
              directory  where  normal users can't create the file, due to the
              possibility of symlinking and other evil.

              Note: if you are running Solaris  or  similar,  the  permissions
              that upssched sets on this file are not enough to keep you safe.
              If your OS ignores the permissions on a FIFO, then you MUST  put
              this in a protected directory!

              Note 2: by default, upsmon(8) will run upssched as whatever user
              you have defined with RUN_AS_USER in upsmon.conf(8).  Make  sure
              that  user  can  create files and write to files in the path you
              use for PIPEFN and LOCKFN.

              My recommendation: create a special directory for upssched, make
              it owned by your upsmon user, then use it for both.

              The  stock  version  of  the  upssched.conf  ships  with  PIPEFN
              disabled to make you visit this portion of the documentation and
              think  about  how your system works before potentially opening a
              security hole.

       LOCKFN filename
              Required.  upssched attempts to create this  file  in  order  to
              avoid  a  race  condition  when  two  events are dispatched from
              upsmon at nearly the same  time.   This  file  will  only  exist
              briefly.  It must not be created by any other process.

              You should put this in the same directory as PIPEFN.

       AT notifytype upsname command
              Define a handler for a specific event notifytype on UPS upsname.
              upsname can be the special value *  to  apply  this  handler  to
              every UPS.

              This  will  perform  the command command when the notifytype and
              upsname match the current activity.  Possible values for command
              are:

              START-TIMER timername interval

                   Start a timer of interval seconds.  When it triggers, it
                   will pass the argument timername as an argument to your
                   CMDSCRIPT.

              Example:

                   Start a timer that'll execute when any UPS (*) has been
                   gone for 10 seconds

                   AT COMMBAD * START-TIMER upsgone 10

              CANCEL-TIMER timername [cmd]

                   Cancel a running timer called <timername>, if possible.
                      If the timer has passed then pass the optional argument
                      <cmd> to CMDSCRIPT.

              Example:

                   If a specific UPS (myups@localhost) comes back online, then
                   stop the timer before it triggers

                   AT COMMOK myups@localhost CANCEL-TIMER upsgone

              EXECUTE command

                   Immediately pass <command> as an argument to CMDSCRIPT.

              Example:

                   If any UPS (*) reverts to utility power, then execute
                   'ups-back-on-line' via CMDSCRIPT.

                   AT ONLINE * EXECUTE ups-back-on-line

              Note  that  any  AT  that  matches  both  the notifytype and the
              upsname for the current event will be used.

              For a complete list of notifytype possible values, refer to  the
              section NOTIFY EVENTS in upsmon(8).

SEE ALSO

       upssched(8), upsmon(8)

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

                                Wed Sep 2 2009